He takes up the post at Trattoria Toscana in Souk Madinat Jumeirah

Alberto Burgio is the new de cuisine at Italian restaurant Trattoria Toscana, Souk Madinat Jumeirah.

Burgio began his career in Syracuse in 2004 where he learned the art of pizza-making from his mentor, the Pizza World Championship-winning Alfio Russo.

He worked across Italy and UK in various pizzerias as a sous pizza chef. He has previously worked at Grand Hyatt Dubai and has headed Bussola as pizzeria sous chef in Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi in 2015.

He catered to an economic summit between Italy and the UAE while at Grand Hyatt Dubai in 2019.