Luigi Diotaiuti
Born and raised in the heart of Italy, Luigi Diotaiuti has cooking in his blood. The degree he received at the Culinary School of Maratea marked the first step in the making of a great Chef.
Since the beginning of his career, Chef Luigi has had the good fortune to work at the international level in deluxe hotels and restaurants in Paris, Venice, and Sardinia, where he honed his abilities to a superior level. In 1990, Chef Luigi arrived in Washington, DC and immediately captured the attention of the finest restaurants in the Nation's Capital, cooking at Donna Adele, Primi Piatti and Duca di Milano.
Opening a restaurant is natural for a talented chef, and Luigi is no exception. The name of the restaurant was chosen carefully; Luigi wants to send a message to his clients. "Come to eat at my place," he seems to say, "for fun, joy and good cheer." The perfect Italian name is Tiramisu, which means "cheer me up" and, of course, the famous dessert. But the discriminating customer can find much more than tiramisu here: panna cotta, dolce di ricotta and cioccolato, to name just a few, are among Chef Luigi's original selections.
Al Tiramisu offers the finest foods and the most innovative recipes, featuring imported porcini mushrooms, sophisticated white and black truffles, fresh fish, carpaccio and, naturally, home-made pasta.
In just a few years, Chef Luigi's Al Tiramisu established a reputation as one of the best Italian restaurants in town and has been listed as one of the "One Hundred Very Best Restaurants in Washington DC" by the Washingtonian magazine for three consecutive years (1998, 1999, 2000). In 1998, Luigi was awarded the "Insegna Del Ristorante Italiano," a prize given by the government of Italy to the best Italian restaurants abroad. Luigi himself picked up the award in Rome, from the hands of the former President of Italy, the senator Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
In July 2000 Chef Luigi was appointed as a President of the Washington Chapter of CIAO ITALIA (International Association of Italian Restaurants in the World).
Chef's Recipes :
Orecchiette with Rapini and SausageCheck our Calendar to find out about Chef's Night Demos
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