Posto Team

Joseph Cassinelli

Chef/Owner

Upon graduation from the Culinary Institute of America in 1997 Chef Joseph accepted a position at Boston's landmark hotel, The Regal Bostonian under the leadership of CIA alumni chef Peter McCarthey. Joseph quickly climbed the ranks and decided to accept a position with acclaimed chef Jaime Mamano at his new restaurant Mistral. It was at Mistral, under the mentorship of chef Jaime that Joseph spent the next 7 years. Joseph helped the group open it's sister restaurant Teatro in 2002 as Executive Sous Chef and eventually returned to Mistral to lead the kitchen there for the next two years. Looking for a new challenge, Joseph accepted the opportunity to open a new concept from the ground up. Under Joseph's leadership, Stella quickly became one of Boston's hottest restaurant with features in local as well as national publications such as the New York Times. Having always dreamed of living in a wine country, Joseph seized the moment and moved to California's San Francisco Bay and spent the next year exploring the famous Napa and Sonoma valleys. Forging relationships with artisans and producers. Moving back east Joe took the reigns at L'Andana, a newly opened wood fired grill with Tuscan cuisine created by Jamie Mamano. A long trip to Italy surrounded by the passions of a culture that has influenced every day of his life prompted Joseph to create something new, his next venture, Posto.