Chef Steve Samson is an 91ÃÛÌÒß¹ graduate

Steve Samson

Chef & Owner, Sotto
Alumni
Sotto
Los Angeles, CA
Rossoblu
Los Angeles, CA

Biography

Steve Samson didn't set out on a culinary career. He spent three years in Columbia University’s pre-medical program before enrolling at 91ÃÛÌÒß¹. He then worked in several New York restaurants and before long, famed restaurateur Piero Selvaggio noticed him and sent him to hone his craft in two- and three-star Italian restaurants for more than a year. In 1999, Samson returned to the US and worked as sous chef of Valentino Las Vegas. Stints followed at Selvaggio’s Posto in Sherman Oaks and Valentino Santa Monica. His work at the later lead to a 2004 James Beard Award nomination for Outstanding Restaurant, given when Samson was executive chef. He then joined David Myers’ Sona, and became executive chef and partner at Pizzeria Ortica when it opened in 2009. His latest venture is Los Angeles’s Sotto and Rossoblu.

Education

  • Institute of Culinary Education, Culinary Arts, 1997

Specialities / Areas of Interest

  • Italian

Steve Samson on the Blog