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Appointment Food & Beverage

Renato De Pirro has been appointed as Executive Chef at Hotel Granduca,

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Houston, Texas, United States
Renato De Pirro
Renato De Pirro comes to Hotel Granduca with over 20 years of exemplary culinary experience, including ten years within the United States. He served most recently as executive chef for Osteria del Circo, the upscale Italian restaurant at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to this Mr. De Pirro was executive chef and manager for Terra Rossa, the fine dining Italian restaurant situated within the Red Rock Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. While there, he simultaneously served as corporate executive chef for the Italian-branded restaurants of Station Casinos, the resort’s operator and the gaming company based in Las Vegas. In this role he developed new culinary and interior design concepts for seven of the company’s Italian restaurants.

Previous to this, Mr. De Pirro was chef de cuisine and restaurant manager for The Grill at Valentino in Las Vegas, in charge of all aspects of the restaurant’s culinary operations and menu development. He originally joined the restaurant as line cook and was rapidly promoted to pastry chef. De Pirro progressed to sous chef, executive sous chef and chef de cuisine during his seven-year tenure with the restaurant.

Chef De Pirro launched his culinary career in his native Italy, where he served as executive chef for La Locanda di Ansedonia, Grosseto, a fine dining restaurant located in Ansedonia, Italy. As an entrepreneur, he owned and was executive chef of Ristorante La Ribotta, a fine dining establishment located in Monte Argentario, Italy.

Renato De Pirro graduated from the Culinary School IPSAAR Spoleto, Italy, with a Certified Chef De Cuisine Diploma. He has been a featured chef on numerous regionally and nationally televised cooking shows, including the Food Network, and was a Silver medalist in the World Cup of Culinary Arts. He was also winner of the Third Annual Bertolli Sous Chef Award, which honors the up-and-coming stars of the culinary world.
Food & Beverage USA & Canada United States Texas Houston
Pyramid Global Hospitality
Management Company

Pyramid Global Hospitality was formed by the 2021 merger of three hotel and resort management companies, creating the most owner-focused, experiential company in the industry and establishing a position as a best workplace. The organization’s global portfolio spans more than 240 properties across the U.S., Caribbean and Europe. It maintains offices in Boston; The Woodlands, Texas; Cincinnati; and London.