Med Lahlou and Antonio Matarazzo of the Lalou Group announced the appointment of Matteo Venini as the new executive chef of their award-winning Italian restaurant Lupo Verde, located in the bustling 14th Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Venini will also oversee the menu at Lupo Verde's second location, which is scheduled to open in early December within the residential Palisades neighborhood.

A native of Lake Como, Italy, Venini brings many years of experience working at restaurants Washington, DC and Italy to his new position. =Most recently, Matteo Venini served for a year and a half as executive chef of the notable Italian restaurant, Tosca, in Washington, D.C. He began his career in the U.S. working at Tosca a decade ago, joining the restaurant as a pastry chef. After two years he was promoted to be part of the opening culinary team at Posto in 2008 before returning to Tosca to lead the kitchen there.

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