EPISODE 0029 - John Ferrando

John Ferrando was born and raised in the Bay Area specifically in Pacifica and San Francisco, CA. John is 100% Italian half Sicilian and half Genovese. I met John when we worked as police officers for the San Francisco Police Department. John learned a lot about cooking from his Grandmother and Father who is a retired San Francisco Firefighter. John has also traveled to Italy frequently to cook along side his cousins. Food was a common conversation especially when it came to cooking for our colleagues and talking about all the restaurants in the City. After retiring from department, with no formal training; John worked as a chef running the kitchen for the first responder service network & working closely with the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, California.

When opportunity knocked, John took a chance to go to Costa Rica and open his own restaurant: John’s Place at Jaco beach, where he spent two years cooking some of his Italian favorites, local cuisine, and summer specials.

John has since sold the restaurant and is now seeking his next venture. A couple things are in the works, and he will be announcing them very soon. I look forward to seeing what John comes up with.

Thank you to Nick’s at Rockaway Beach restaurant for hosting this podcast.

https://nicksrestaurant.net

SHOW NOTES

Nick’s at Rockaway Beach

https://nicksrestaurant.net

Alioto’s SF (closed at this time)

Fisherman’s Wharf

https://www.fishermanswharf.org

First Responder Service Network

CIA Napa Greystone

https://www.ciachef.edu/cia-california/

Costa Rica