 Andy Lo Russo, known as the Singing Chef, and the author of
the book and tape Sing and Cook Italian, has always had an intrinsic sense of
music and food. He signed with Epic Records when he was 22 and sang popular
tunes and jazz standards for a number of years while living in his home state of
New Jersey. It was here that Andy Lo Russo learned to cook within his
Italian/Sicilian family.
He combined his true passion for music and cooking when he moved to California
in 1991, where he studied with the world renowned vocal coach to the stars,
Giovanna d'Onofrio, who coached the great tenor Mario Lanza and the well known
soprano of the day, Luisa Tetrazzini. It was with Giovanna that the author
studied the arias and love songs of the great Italian composers and combined his
and his family's best recipes with classic, beautiful love songs. Thus The
Singing Chef®and Sing & Cook Italian were born.
The author is also an eight year member in good standing of the International
Association of Culinary Professionals, (IACP). This is a worldwide membership of
nearly 4000 and encompasses over 35 countries and is literally a "Who's Who" of
the world of food.
Andy has been associated with the Santa Barbara Opera Company for a number of
years and makes himself available for a number of fund raisers throughout the
year. The author has also been seen on the Donny and Marie Osmond daytime
variety show on Fox TV that aired on over 200 stations nationally. He also is a
featured performer as the Singing Chef™ at state and county fairs and Italian
festivals. At present he teaches cooking classes all over North America at major
cooking schools on a regular basis. He is now taking special group tours on some
of the most beautiful cruise ships in the world.
Andy Lo Russo has just finished recording a new CD, Cooking Cabaret®, An
International Cooking Musical, on which he sings in Italian, French, and
Spanish. This is being developed into a TV and stage show that will be picked up
by a major hotel and casino chain and seen all over the world.
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