Valentino Cucina Italiana

Valentino’s chef and owner is Giovanni Rocchio. Giovanni developed a passionate love for the culinary arts at the tender age of 7, mentored by his father and chef, Tony Rocchio, who opened the original Valentino’s location in Plantation, FL, in 1974. Giovanni’s talent was clearly evident at a young age as he honed his skills working at his father’s restaurant. When he became a young man, he was inspired to increase his learning, and traveled to New York and Italy to work and train in the some of the finest Italian restaurants in the world.