Chef's Dinner

Please join us for an evening of Italian Surf'n'Turf prepared by Chef Edi Cucurullo. This fine dining experience will allow you to savor the tastes of coastal Italy, reimagined for American palettes.

arugula apple salad, brandy shrimp, and calamari salad

king crab linguine, scaloppine ai funghi, filet mignon

cheesecake sampler

Chef Edi Cucurullo is from Positano, Italy, where his love for Italian food and seafood started. Edi’s inspiration for cooking stemmed from watching his grandmother cook while growing up. Edi studied at Associazione Italiana Sommelier and has 20 years’ experience working in restaurants and studying food and wine pairings. In his free time Edi loves gardening, walking on trails with his wife, reading about food and wine, and being a father to his son Vincenzo.

Every week, you can find Chef Edi at the seafood and meat service cases helping customers and sharing his knowledge. Chef Edi is also stationed at the Chef’s Grill on the weekends sampling and sharing his famous recipes. Chef Edi also teams up with our Cheese and Charcuterie specialists for monthly classes.

Host or Publisher Mankato Hilltop Hy-Vee