Handmade pastas, fresh seafood, prime meats & fowl, innovatively prepared by renowned Chef/Owner of IL BOCCACCIO, Joe Venezia, who's been turning out top-notch cuisine in the U.S., France and Italy for over 20 years. A C.I.A. graduate & former Executive Chef of the Bel Air Hotel, i. Cugini (Santa Monica), Mansion on Turtle Creek (Dallas), Venezia studied in Italy under the auspices of Italian Chef Marcella Hazan, Wolfgang Puck and Dean Fearing, among others. Venezia and his wife, Carla, operate this authentic upscale Italian restaurant on the new Promenade in Hermosa Beach. This is where you go for the best.