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    Co-Founder and Former Dining-Room Leader

    Erminio Alajmo

    Co-Founder and Former Dining-Room Leader, Le Calandre

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    Co-Founder and Former Dining-Room Leader
    Portrait of Erminio Alajmo

    Portrait of Erminio Alajmo

    i. Biography

    Erminio Alajmo co-founded the modern Le Calandre with his wife Rita Chimetto in 1981. A lifelong waiter and restaurateur, he led the dining room and mentored his son Raffaele in service and wine before passing stewardship of the restaurant to Raffaele and Massimiliano Alajmo in 1994.

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