Daniel P Bazzinotti


Instructor College of Food Innovation & Technology Culinary Arts Providence

Biography and Expertise

Chef Bazzinotti’s culinary career began with renowned Chef Lydia Shire at Scampo in the Liberty Hotel in Beacon Hill Boston. He later collaborated with chef/owner Keith Pooler to open Bergamot and Bisq in Cambridge where he earned the Eater chef of the year award (2015), for his small plates wine bar menu with over 20 house-made charcuterie items.

In 2016 he opened Eataly Boston and assisted in the opening of Eataly Downtown New York. Bazzinotti played a pivotal role in bringing the Italian megastore to Boston, while overseeing the wood-fired grill at the flagship restaurant, Terra, which earned 3 stars from Boston Magazine and recognition as Boston’s Best Up-and-Coming Chef in 2018.

In 2022, Bazzinotti partnered with the New York-based Blue Ribbon Restaurants group and the Bromberg Brothers to open their flagship locations of Blue Ribbon Sushi, Blue Ribbon Brasserie, and Pescador Coastal Grill in the heart of Boston’s Kenmore Square at The Hotel Commonwealth.

As of last year, “Chef Bazz” returned to his alma mater Johnson & Wales University as a Chef Instructor, where he focuses on the Banquets & Catering class, teaching students the art of butchering, charcuterie, and event management. He is also the Advisor of the Johnson & Wales Charcuterie Club.

Education

BS
Johnson & Wales University

Advanced Salumi Course Certification
Sapori e Saperi Adventures

REAL Champion series Certification
Johnson & Wales University

Certificate of Teaching Excellence
Johnson & Wales University

Hamilton Life Achievement Award
Wheeler School

2018 Best Up & Coming Chef
Boston Magazine

Faculty Feature (Internet)
Johnson & Wales University
December 5, 2024
https://youtu.be/QSSwzpA5rF0

What cures you?-Dan Bazzinotti (Podcast)
Culinary Now Podcast
December 3, 2024
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-cures-you-with-dan-bazzinotti/id1490695277?i=1000680985540

Boston chefs say neurodiversity can be a superpower in the kitchen | The Common (Radio)
Radio Boston 90.9
October 16, 2024
https://www.wbur.org/the-common/2025/01/09/restaurant-industry-adhd-dyslexia-chefs

Learning disabilities awareness Month (Newspaper)
Boston Globe
October 9, 2024
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/08/lifestyle/chefs-learning-differences-dyslexia-adhd-kitchen/

Neurodivergence in higher education panel
Panel Presentation
Neurodivergence in higher education panel
CTL/Neuro Diversity Coalition
Online
Providence
RI
United States

The Minds Behind the Mission: Neurodivergence in Higher Education
Panel Presentation
Center for Teaching & Learning
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States

The minds behind the mission: Neurodivergence in higher education
Panel Presentation
The minds behind the mission: Neurodivergence in higher education
Center for Teaching and learning
Online
Providence
RI

Leaning Difference awarness and Super power
Demonstration
Hamilton/Wheeler School/ Life Achievement Award
Wheeler School
Wheeler School
Providence
RI
United States

Blood Sausage Enrichment class
Demonstration
CFIT Faculty Enrichment course- Blood sausage
University/Dean
Lab 315
providence
RI
United States