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At a glance
Leonardo Zambrino is Executive Chef of DA VITTORIO SHANGHAI. The official site records that he worked at the Da Vittorio flagship in Brusaporto (Bergamo) from 2013 to 2015, where he was responsible for seafood dishes and began his relationship with the Cerea family. He returned to Shanghai as Executive Chef in July 2025, leading a seafood-focused menu with house classics and local ingredients. The official biography does not detail his posts between 2015 and 2025.[1] [2]
Cooking & identity
His cooking is a seafood-led Italian register: precise Italian technique, the Cerea family’s classic dishes and local Chinese ingredients used as an extension of the repertoire.[1] [2]
Why this profile is included
Named Executive Chef on the official site, which records his 2013–2015 work at the Da Vittorio flagship in Brusaporto (Bergamo) and his return to Shanghai in July 2025. The same page does not detail his posts between 2015 and 2025.[1] [2]
Independent observations
ChefsLanding · · Editorial commentary on the public record
A chef whose public biography has a ten-year gap is not a problem if the gap is admitted. What matters is the cooking he is doing now: the Cerea seafood vocabulary, the Paccheri, the local ingredients. The gap only becomes a problem if the restaurant sells the gap as a myth.
The risk for a family-brand restaurant is inherited authority: the name travels, the standards may not. Zambrino’s 2013–2015 Bergamo work is a useful link, but the Shanghai team still has to earn the two stars on the plate.
Recent developments
Collaborations & guest appearances
0 collaboration projects · 0 within the two-year research window
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- No named collaboration project has yet been verified for this profile. This does not establish that no collaboration has taken place.
Career & milestones
- 2013–2015
Worked at the Da Vittorio flagship in Brusaporto (Bergamo) from 2013 to 2015, responsible for seafood dishes.[1]
- 2015–2025 · public gap
The official biography does not detail his posts between 2015 and 2025; no dates are invented here.[1]
- 2025-07
Returned to Shanghai as Executive Chef in July 2025.[1]
- Current
Leads a seafood-focused menu with Paccheri alla Vittorio, Uovo all’uovo and local ingredient research.[1]
- 2026
The restaurant holds two MICHELIN stars in the current Shanghai selection.[2]
Recognition over time
Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.
No personal award has yet been verified for this record. Restaurant distinctions are listed on the connected venue profile.
Sources & dates
Public biographies, restaurant statements and named interviews checked on 5 November 2026. Exact employment dates and unreported engagements may remain unavailable.
- davittorio.com · DA VITTORIO SHANGHAI · official restaurant and chef page ↗Checked 2026-11-05
- MICHELIN · DA VITTORIO SHANGHAI · MICHELIN Guide selection ↗Checked 2026-11-05