Meet the owner, creator and founder of Meals For Longevity

Executive Chef Giuseppe Urbano

“His cooking is part of the generation that holds the secrets of what it takes to cook the Mediterranean Diet in the most authentic manner!”

• 35+ yrs of international cooking experience

• More than 1 M+ meals professionally served

• Certified Chef (3 years), plus Hotel and Restaurant Management “Diploma di Maturita’ Alberghiera” from the Italian Culinary Institute “Carlo Porta” in Milano

• Certification of completion of the Dietetic Management Program from the Sarasota County Technical Institute

• Certified Food Safety Manager from the National Registry of N.R.F.S.P.

• 7+ yrs as an executive chef in American Long-term care facilities Brookdale

• 10 yrs of professional cooking training in Italy

• 5+ yrs of executive chef experience in grocery store chains (Winn-Dixie, Sweetbay)

• 10+ yrs as a personal chef for private accounts

• 25+ yrs of experience as a chef, instructor, restaurant, and food consultant

• Entrepreneur with a passion: 1492 Imports, Inc.., Oh Mamma Mia, Sarasota Culinary Institute, So What’s for Dinner, Engage in Sarasota, I Dream of Venice, Chef Prepared, and more ideas to come!

Giuseppe Urbano was born in 1972 in Milano, Italy, to a middle-class family, where he grew up and completed his formal education. Chef Giuseppe earned an honorary bachelor's from the Culinary Institute "Carlo Porta" in Milan, Italy, in 1989. Executive Chef Maurizio Bosotti taught him the fundamentals of Italian and Mediterranean cuisine as he grew up.

In his twenties, he was sent on an international food assignment to learn other languages and cultural contexts. In addition to Italian, he speaks English, French, Spanish, and Polish.

He qualified as a dietitian manager in Florida, USA, during his thirties, and he started in nursing homes, hospitals, and educational institutions. In his forties, he ran the popular Sarasota, Florida, restaurant "Oh Mamma Mia."

He currently lives in Sarasota, Florida, with his wife and two children, and he cooks and teaches people how to cook the Mediterranean Diet of the Italian centenarian.

Chef Giuseppe is an important link between the Mediterranean Diet cuisine of the 1950s and today, thanks to his studies, applications, commitment to the food industry, and skills he has acquired over the past 30 years.