Our Team

HOSPITALITY EXPERTS FOR EVERY ROLE

Our Team

Our team members and chefs are highly skilled hospitality professionals with strong work ethics and unwavering dedication to our guests and one another. Our commitment to quality and listening to our customer’s invaluable feedback and building trust is the foundation of our success. Today, we look to the future with renewed energy and optimism – our leadership is strong and our team members are passionate. The next generation of our company is still driven to be innovative while remaining committed to personal service. May we all experience the joy of relationships, the thrill of celebrations and making lasting memories through enlightened hospitality.

Larry DiPasquale

Chairman & Founder

Noel Cunningham 2018 Humanitarian Award from Colorado Restaurant Association
Doctor of Business Administration in Food Service Entrepreneurship Honoris Causa, Johnson & Wales University
Hall of Fame Inductee 2015, Visit Denver – Conventions
Lifetime Achievement Award 2013, ICON Events Foundation
Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 Colorado Meetings & Events Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Inductee 2009, Colorado Restaurant Association
Opening of Bella Cucina with the Denver 5 – James Beard award-winning chefs in 2013
Italian Businessman of the Year 2008, Andiamo, The Primo Award of Excellence
Wednesday’s Child Award, The Adoption Exchange
International POW WOW coordinator/caterer award for the International POW WOW convention in 1988
Small Businessman of the Year 1993- Denver Chamber of Commerce
Owner/Operator of the Year 1998- Crystal Pineapple recipient- National/International Catering Magazine presented by Julia Childs
Honored as Man of the Year in 2008 by the Men For The Cure/CU Breast Cancer Center
Recipient of the 2010 Black Diamond Ball Distinguished Service Award by the National Sports Center for the Disabled
1987 small business of the year award presented by the Denver chamber of commerce commerce!

(Current) Visit Denver Foundation Board
Visit Denver Tourism Founder’s Board (Non-Profit)
Johnson & Wales University: 4 campuses Trustee- 5 years
We Don’t Waste: Food Distribution: Trustee- 6 years (2 years on the Executive Committee)
Colorado Tourism Board: Appointed by Governor; representing all food & beverage in Colorado- 5 years.
Visit Denver Tourism Board: 10 years (inducted into their Hall of Fame)
National Sports Center for the Disabled: 10 years (5 years on Executive Committee)
Rocky Mountain Adoption Exchange: honorary Trustee- 30 years
Established a minority scholarship through the DiPasquale Family Foundation (Non-profit)
Colorado & National Restaurant Association: 10 years. Hall of Fame inductee and recipient of 2019 Humanitarian Award