Andrea Apuzzo is a James Beard Foundation-member chef. His restaurant, Andrea's, in Metairie, Louisiana, United States, is one of the New Orleans area's five-star restaurants.Apuzzo was born and raised in Italy, on the Isle of Capri, but has traveled and cooked in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. He has published two cookbooks, La Cucina di Andrea's and Andrea's Light Cookbook, and received the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and the DiRoNA Excellence Award, among others.