James Beard Award winner
Richard D’Amico
- Discipline
- James Beard Award winner
i. Biography
The Path
Early in his career, Richard D’Amico moved through the restaurant world with the practical momentum of someone who understood that hospitality is built as much in the room as it is on the page. From 2009–2013, he worked as operator/restaurateur at D'Amico Kitchen at Le Meridien Chambers in downtown Minneapolis, a setting whose urban pulse and polished hotel energy offered a fitting backdrop for a style of work that balanced ambition with precision. In that role, the daily rhythm of service, management, and guest experience would have required the steady eye of an operator and the broader instincts of a restaurateur, someone attuned not only to what appears on the table but to the choreography that makes a dining room feel seamless. That chapter sits within a longer professional arc. Today, Richard is founder of D'Amico & Partners (since 1982) and restaurateur of Campiello Naples and Continental Naples, names that signal both continuity and range. The founding of D'Amico & Partners in 1982 marks a defining throughline in his career, anchoring his work in a company identity that has endured over time. The later associations with Campiello Naples and Continental Naples further reflect the breadth of his restaurant life, extending his presence into different settings while keeping the same disciplined focus on hospitality and the guest experience. Taken together, these roles suggest a career shaped by sustained engagement rather than fleeting visibility. From downtown Minneapolis to Naples, Richard’s path has been marked by an ability to hold together the operational and the expressive sides of restaurant work: the structure behind the scenes, and the atmosphere guests ultimately remember.
The Work Today
He is associated with D'Amico & Partners in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That association remains central to the way Richard D’Amico is understood professionally, linking him to the company that has formed the backbone of his work for decades. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, D'Amico & Partners stands as the name most closely connected to his ongoing restaurant identity, carrying forward the long view that has defined his career.
Acclaim
His work is associated with D'Amico & Partners in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the language of hospitality, association itself can speak volumes: it places Richard within a recognized enterprise and situates his career inside a larger body of restaurant work that has endured across years and markets. The name D'Amico & Partners remains the clearest marker of his professional standing, and of the steady continuity that has followed from his early years at D'Amico Kitchen at Le Meridien Chambers in downtown Minneapolis (2009–2013) to his current role as founder of D'Amico & Partners (since 1982) and restaurateur of Campiello Naples and Continental Naples.
Profile updated August 2026
FAQ
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What is Richard D’Amico's current role?
As of 2026, Richard D’Amico is Founder of D'Amico & Partners.
Where did Richard D’Amico work before?
Richard D’Amico's earlier career included D'Amico Kitchen at Le Meridien Chambers.