Ken Arnone
CMC, WGMC, KA-CMC LLC
Chef Ken Arnone is one of 72 Certified Master Chefs in the United States and an American Master Chefs’ Order Board member. His culinary expertise was honed at the Culinary Institute of America, Cuisine Actuelle, The Salish Lodge and the New York Marriott Marquis as he traversed across the country. Chef Arnone returned to the CIA in 1999, as a professor he taught numerous classes and took the helm at two of their noted eateries: Caterina de’ Medici and The Apple Pie Bakery Café.
Since 1999 Chef Arnone has operated a global consulting firm bringing his passion for food to restaurateurs, hotels, universities, private clubs, corporations and manufacturers. Chef Arnone has been the corporate chef for Colavita USA for the past 20 years. He has developed recipes for over 30 retail food products spanning from snacks, sauces, soups, entrees to desserts. He co-authored a food and wine pairing book “Pairing with The Masters” with Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan.
Chef Arnone has competed in the Culinary Olympics as well as numerous culinary competitions across the globe and earned over 20 medals including several golds and Best in Show.
