Stephen Cardello

Stephen Cardello is the new Executive Chef at the Upper West Side hot spot - Arpeggio Food & Wine, at Lincoln Center.

Arpeggio Food & Wine is an elegant full-service restaurant and wine bar combining private and communal tables for an upscale and upbeat dining experience.  In addition to offering full lunch and dinner menus, Chef Cardello and his staff prepare an extensive list of artisanal cheeses and cured meats in full view of guests, who can enjoy Arpeggio’s extensive library of outstanding local and global wines.

Inspired by daily walks in local markets searching for the best ingredients, and incorporating products he grows himself, Chef Cardello brings a modern and intriguing twist to Mediterannean seasonal comfort food.

His specialties include Arpeggio Market Salad, Ocean Trout, Lasagna Bolognese and Berkshire Pork Milanese.
 

Prior to joining Arpeggio Food & Wine, Chef Cardello spent 10 years at Long Island favorites the Grey Horse Tavern and Legal Sea Foods, where his culinary skills consistently received positive reviews in publications such as The New York Times, Newsday, and Zagat Survey.

Chef Cardello is a graduate of New York City’s French Culinary Institute.  In his free time, (of course) he loves to cook and enjoys various Latin dishes, as well as his all-time favorite -- tacos.  He resides in Huntington, NY with his fiancée, Jessica and their and rescue dog, Sam.