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Born in England, Chef Alex spent a lot of time with his family in Eastern Europe, Cairo and Tunisia. At 14, he followed his dream of becoming a Chef. After participating in a Culinary apprenticeship in Cyprus, Spain and Italy, Alex was accepted into the Culinary Arts Institute, in Le Cordon Bleu, France, where he earned his BA.
Prior to 2006, Alex served as Executive Chef at Bravo Franco, voted best Italian restaurant in Pittsburgh, The Common Plea, one of the top 100 restaurants in the U.S.A. in 2004, was Culinary partner at Flair in Shadyside, PA, and opened the first Osteria in the Triangle in 2007. Chef Alex was also the featured Chef and Culinary Stylist in the Pittsburgh city paper in June of 2002, February 2005 and March 2006, The Point in April 2006, and the Triangle’s Dine Do Go in the Spring 2007 edition.
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Alex Azzam was born in England and studied cooking at the renowned Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. His resume reads like a diplomat's passport: Eastern Europe, Egypt, Tunisia, Cyprus, Italy, Spain and, for the past several years, the United States. Most recently, he was chef/proprietor of the now-shuttered Ciao! Osteria in Apex, whose menu was a travelogue of the Italian segment of his culinary wanderings. (Full review)