Giovanna Cucolo is the managing partner and wine buyer of Brooklyn’s Cafe Spaghetti and the recently opened Swoony’s, two of Carroll Garden’s most comfortable, fun, popular restaurants. She's worked in many of the city's top dining establishments with some of the country's great restaurateurs, and brings all that experience home to Brooklyn and the Columbia Waterfront district.
Giovanna is a true renaissance woman and a consummate host. She loves the hospitality business and brings a dose of stoicism and “don’t take yourself too seriously” to her management style, which translates directly into the vibe in the dining rooms she pilots. Her multilingual background and education in the classics informs both how she thinks and how she builds her team.
In this episode you’ll hear about:
Her time at Club Med
Her pollinator garden and bird watching
Her wine mentors Josh Nadel & Jorge Riera
The importance of speaking more than one language
What restaurant behavior she’d like to see 86ed
And much much more!
