• Chef Patron of Ristorante Villa Amalia Elis Marchetti in Falconara Marittima.
• Television Chef for Alice TV, hosting programs such as Facile Cucina, Signori e Signore Buon Natale, Signori e Signore Buona Pasqua, and Le Stagioni.
He also appeared for an entire season on RAI’s La Prova del Cuoco and has been a guest on numerous national and regional networks including Vera TV, TV Centro Marche, and Mediaset.
• Restaurant Consultant, overseeing openings in Rome, Trapani, Milan, Jesi, Ancona, and Aosta. Collaborates with several academic and institutional bodies including:
Università Politecnica delle Marche
University of Padua
BiomedFood spin-off (as Consulting Chef)
University of Camerino
Regione Marche
Istituto Tutela Vini
University of Caserta
• Member of the Board of the Chefs Association of Ancona, where he has served as consultant for over 20 years and as a promoter of culinary and wine initiatives.
• Chef Professionnel of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.
• Winner, for three consecutive years, of the Stella della Ristorazione Merit Award.
• Winner of the National Stockfish Competition (2014, Bronte, ME).
• Author and Judge of the TV show Chef Fuori Classe (2014, SKY Channel 853 and Vera TV).
• Creator and Host of Primi si Diventa for Vera TV.
• Official Chef of the Marche Region for Telethon 2016.
• Participant at BIOFACH Nuremberg, performing numerous show-cooking events; regularly leads culinary performances in Italy and abroad as both chef and critic.
• Co-creator of the books:
• Un Territorio, i suoi Frutti, i suoi Sapori, le sue Ricette (Ed. Linea 5, 2005)
• Marche Chef (Ed. Gabbiano Srl, 2015)
• Inventor of the world’s first ginger and turmeric “filo di chitarra” pasta, produced by Leonardo Carassai of Campofilone.
• His restaurants host Rotary 25-35, Rotary Golf, and Rotary Gourmet associations, and serve as exhibition spaces for national and international artists.
Representative of the Marche Region, promoting local products and tourism at Italian embassies worldwide.
• Professional Chef Representative for organic food companies, both in Italy and abroad.
• Member of the chef team for RAI’s La Prova del Cuoco, hosted by Elisa Isoardi (2018–2019 season).
Tourism Project Advisor for the City of Ancona (2021).
• President of the Associazione Zafferano Marchigiano.
• Creator of the first saffron-infused maltagliato pasta and the first saffron-based disinfectant.
Protagonist of Fuori i Secondi (Alma TV, Channel 65, 2022).
• Creator of social initiatives, including charitable projects supporting the workplace integration of young people with Down syndrome, and numerous fundraising campaigns.
• First restaurant in Italy to integrate aquaponics within its premises as part of a sustainability project.
• Creator and host of the TV format Le Marche di Elis.
• Co-author of the book Riviera del Conero.
• Founder of four successful enterprises, all built from the ground up.
