Luca Galli

Luca Galli is the Chef at the café in the Robert Olnick Pavilion at Magazzino Italian Art. Born and raised in Lodi, near Milan, he was raised in a family of legendary cooks. His great grandmother prepared sumptuous banquets for the grand bourgeoise families in the region.

At age 14, Luca entered the Culinary Institute of Clusone near Bergamo. Bringing 30 years of culinary experience, he has previously worked at Harry’s Bar in London and interned at Tony May’s notable restaurant San Domenico in New York City. Traveling the world, as well as Italy, Luca assisted several innovative chefs experimenting with new spices, flavors, and recipes. For many years, he has collaborated with Galleria Christian Stein as well as several companies in the fashion industry such as Alberta Ferretti and Etro.