GIUSEPPE DE VUONO, EXECUTIVE CHEF

BORN AND BRED IN MESSINA, A HARBOUR CITY IN NORTHEAST SICILY, CHEF DE VUONO WILL BRING TO
OCTAVIUM THE IMMENSE EXPERIENCE HE EARNED WORKING CLOSELY WITH MAESTRO UMBERTO
BOMBANA EVERY DAY FOR TWO YEARS AT HIS THREE MICHELIN STAR FINE DINING ESTABLISHMENT. AS
EXECUTIVE CHEF, DE VUONO WILL INJECT HIS OWN CREATIVE SOUTHERN ITALIAN FLAIR TO THE FOOD.

HE FIRST CAME TO HONG KONG TO WORK AT TOSCA DI ANGELO AT THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL. PRIOR, CHEF
DE VUONO WAS IN LONDON, ENGLAND, APPLYING HIS TALENT AT DIFFERENT MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANTS
AND 5-STAR HOTELS INCLUDING LOCANDA LOCATELLI AND THE CONNAUGHT HOTEL, WHERE HE WAS PART
OF THE OPENING TEAM OF A NEW CONCEPT STARTED BY JEAN-GEORGES VONGERICHTEN.