Giuseppe Tentori

Coming Up

After that foundation, the work moved into American kitchens, where pace became part of the craft: Sous Chef at The Metropolitan in Salt Lake City, then Head Chef at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago. That progression tells you how the discipline was built—through repetition, pressure, and increasingly exact standards. Chicago is where the career hardens into a record of long-term kitchen leadership. From 2007, Giuseppe Tentori served as Executive Chef at BOKA Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. From 2011–2023, he was Executive Chef and partner at GT Fish & Oyster in Chicago, Illinois, and from 2016–2024, Executive Chef and partner at GT Prime in Chicago, Illinois. Those partner roles matter: they place him not only in the pass, but in the work of keeping a restaurant’s identity consistent over time. Today, he is Executive Chef of BOKA Catering Group, carrying the same standards into a setting that demands flexibility without loosening the line.

Where They Are Now

BOKA Catering Group is the current seat of Giuseppe Tentori’s leadership, and the move reads as continuity within Chicago rather than reinvention. The same operational habits that carried BOKA Restaurant, GT Fish & Oyster, and GT Prime now have to hold across events and formats, where timing, organization, and menu discipline count as much as they do in a dining room. The career sequence is part of the craft story. Work at Charlie Trotter's came after earlier kitchen training and before the Chicago executive-chef posts that followed in 2007. By the time partner titles arrived, the record already showed the combination that kitchens reward: command of service, consistency over years, and recognition that followed the work rather than replacing it.

In Their Words “Its an interesting flavor combination, and there’s a lot of texture and technique on the plate, but it pleases everyone; it’s not scary.”

Honors

Giuseppe Tentori has received StarChefs — Rising Star Award (2008). Giuseppe's honors include Chef of the Year (2011) and Best New Chef (2008).