Chef
Gino Angelini
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Los Angeles, California, United States
i. Biography
"At one point, at 47, I realized that I wanted to open my own restaurant."
The Path
Opening a restaurant under a chef’s own name is a craft decision as much as a business one: the cooking has to carry the mark directly, without the cover of another house style. In Gino Angelini’s case, that decision came at 47, after years inside kitchens and with enough experience to know what kind of room he meant to build. Cooking from his native tradition in a long-running Los Angeles dining room depends on repetition, restraint, and the ability to keep familiar forms precise without stripping out their warmth. Since 2001, Gino Angelini has been chef of Angelini Osteria, where that work has become the public measure of his name: an Italian address built through service after service, plate after plate. Extending a restaurant language without diluting it requires discipline around what travels and what stays fixed. Since 2022, Gino Angelini has also been chef partner of Angelini Ristorante & Bar, carrying the same precise, polished sensibility into another room while keeping the work centered on that culinary tradition.
Present Day
Cooking under one’s own name keeps accountability close to the stove. At Angelini Osteria, Gino Angelini’s public identity remains tied to the restaurant, defined by specific dishes, a warm room, and the long patience required to keep guests returning for the same standard, not just the same memory. Restaurant work can widen through multiple expressions, but the craft only holds if the center is clear. Since 2022, Gino Angelini has also been chef partner at Angelini Ristorante & Bar in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. His broader work extends through Angelini Restaurant Group, and through Gino Angelini Authentic Italian Artisanal Sauces, carrying the Angelini name beyond a single dining room while keeping the focus on cooking that is elegant, generous, and exacting.
Signature
Signature dishes include Tagliolini al Limone, Linguine Sea Urchin, and Spaghetti Norcina.
Standing
Formal recognition marks how a body of restaurant work is read by peers and institutions. Gino Angelini received the Artusi Award in 2007. In 2011, he was honored with the Galvanina Trophy for Best Chef of the Year. Civic and guide recognition add different kinds of weight to the same practice. That same year, Gino Angelini received the Sigismondo Malatesta d’Oro, the highest civilian award of his home city of Rimini. In 2024, Gambero Rosso International awarded Angelini Osteria a 2 Forchette rating, another formal marker for a restaurant whose reputation has been built through the repeated work of Italian cooking under a name on the door.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Gino
What is Gino Angelini's current role?
Gino Angelini is chef at Angelini Osteria — Italian.
What is Gino Angelini known for?
Angelini Osteria is known for unassuming, authentic dishes served in a warm, intimate setting.
What recognition has Gino Angelini received?
Artusi Award (2007).
