Joe Flamm
Spiaggia | Chicago
June 2018
Joe Flamm is Executive Chef of Chicago’s Michelin-starred Spiaggia and Café Spiaggia. Working alongside Chef/Partner Tony Mantuano, Flamm showcases his Midwestern and Italian heritages through Spiaggia’s tasting, bar, and à la carte menus. The menus rotate seasonally and regionally and are inspired by Chef Tony and Joe’s travels throughout Italy.
Growing up in a large Italian family on Chicago’s south side, Flamm fell in love with cooking at an early age while spending time in the kitchen with his Grandma Mary making pasta, ravioli, and pizza. It was this passion that led him to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, where he received his associate degree.
Prior to joining the Spiaggia team, Flamm worked alongside some of Chicago’s most prestigious chefs, including Stephanie Izard at Girl and the Goat, Art Smith at Table Fifty-Two, and Bill Kim at bellyQ and Urbanbelly. Chef Joe has also staged in some of Italy’s best kitchens including Glass Hostaria in Rome and Del Pescatore in Mantova, and cooked for presidents, celebrities, the James Beard Foundation, and more.
In his spare time, Flamm enjoys spending time with his wife and trying new restaurants. He is involved with Pilot Light, a Chicago charity which helps children make healthier choices by connecting the lessons they learn in the classrooms to the foods they eat on their lunch trays and beyond.
