Giorgio DeLuca is a founder of the gourmet grocery store Dean & DeLuca ("a landmark for culinary adventurers"[1]) with his partner Joel Dean.[2] Before that, DeLuca owned a cheese shop on Prince Street in New York City which he opened in 1973, after a brief career teaching history in the city's public school system.[1]

DeLuca was the owner of the restaurant Giorgione on Spring Street in SoHo, now closed.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Hall, Trish (1988-11-09). "A Bigger Bite at Dean & DeLuca". New York Times. p. C1. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  2. ^ "Joel Dean, a Founder of Dean & DeLuca, Is Dead at 73". New York Times. 2004-05-26. p. C15.
  3. ^ Wilson, Claire (2004-08-15). "LIVING IN/West SoHo; Eschewing a Name and Becoming an Address". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-09.

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