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Chef de Cuisine Joseph A. Zanelli

Chef Joseph A. Zanelli is enjoying an exciting and multifaceted career!  An alumna of New England Culinary Institute, his first stop after graduation was an internship at the World Trade Center Boston under Chef Tom Barton. Chef Zanelli then moved to San Francisco and worked for David Gingrass at Hawthorne Lane.  After working his way through the kitchen he took his growing knowledge of Californian/Asian cuisine to Las Vegas where he first worked for Wolfgang Puck at Spago and then opened Aqua as a Sous Chef under renowned Chef Michael Mina.

His next move was to New York City where he worked under Laurent Tourondel at Cello, Patricia Yeo at AZ and Café Boulud with Chef Andrew Carmellini. Working the fish station next to Chef Carmellini was a culinary dream come true!  After departing Café Boulud with a classic seafood experience, he opened Pazo with Patricia Yeo as Executive Sous Chef cooking Mediterranean cuisine.

Chef Zanelli spent time at the Mansion at MGM Grand before being offered the position of Chef de Cuisine of Lutece at the Venetian Hotel. In December 2005 he left to join the opening team at the Wynn Hotel’s Country Club, A New American Steakhouse. In May 2010 he began a new project at the Wynn Hotel; Lakeside.  As the Chef de Cuisine of Lakeside, Zanelli is responsible for the creation of the seafood-focused menu and all daily operations of the busy 325 seat restaurant.

Lakeside Restaurant
Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd.
South Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.770.3311
http://www.wynnlasvegas.com/dining/lakeside