Birth Date: 10 / 10 / 56 - Philadelphia, PA
Currently resides in Greenwich Village, New York City
and coastal Southern NJ with his family.

Employment History
'71 - '78 Worked through Junior High, High School,
   and College, cooking in kitchens throughout the
   Philadelphia Metro region.
Graduated from The Culinary Institute of America.
'81 Line Cook "Four Season's Restaurant"under Chef Seppi Rengli
'82 - '83 Sous Chef "Maurice Restaurant"under Chef Christian Delouvrier,
    and consulting Michelin 3 Star Chef Alain Senderens
'84 Restaurant Chef "Cellar in the Sky" / "Windows on The World "
    with Chefs Eberhard Muehler, and Herman Reiner
'85 - '86 Exec., Sous Chef / Night Chef "Tavern on The Green"
    with Chefs Stefan Kopf, and Reto Demarmels
'86 - '87 Executive Chef for "The Ritz Carlton"
    Central Park South, NYC.
'88 - '93 Chef Owner "Globe Restaurant"
     Cape May, NJ
'93 to 2006 , self employed as an Import Food Broker, MECO Trading
    representing and consulting for overseas Food Manufacturers, and sourcing supply for
   US Based Importer Distributors.
'2000 to present, Host / Producer "Colameco's Food Show"
    airing on Public television Channels 13WNET, WNJN
2006 to present: Host of Food Talk on WOR Radio
    airing live 6 days a week via WOR and 64 other nationally affiliated network stations
In Contract with John Wiley & Sons to write Mike Colameco's Food Lover's Guide to New York City
    due to be published Fall 2008

Additional Experience
While working as a cook / chef in New York, each summer's vacation through the 80's and early 90's were organized around touring France, Italy, Switzerland, and England dining at most of the Michelin 3 star, many of the 2 star, and countless wonderful local restaurants featuring regional cuisines. Those dining experiences, plus twenty-odd years spent in restaurant kitchens, have helped develop a very well trained palate. The Import Brokerage business, had me traveling throughout Europe and Morocco, where aside from eating very well at every occasion, I toured, consulted, inspected, and lead customers, including Pizza Hut, Sysco, and US Foodservice, through inspections of the docks, farms, markets, and Food Production Processing Facilities. Accordingly I am fluent as a consultant in HAACP certification, and ISO 9002.

These days the New York restaurant scene is my beat, and when I'm not cooking at home I'm out for dinner somewhere in New York City.

Hobbies
Awarded a Black Belt in Kyokushinkai Oyama Karate, NY Dojo, 1986. Completed 5 NYC Marathons in the 90's. Professional sparring partner at Gleason's Gym NY '83 - '87. NYAC Boxing Champion. Remains relatively fit by swimming, biking, or running daily. >From 2000 to 2006 I was a volunteer board member for The West Cape May planning and zoning boards, and co-chair for some time helping to draft new FAR codes, and the current Master Plan. Enjoy home cooking meals and dining together with my family, pairing wines with food, reading, chess, art, film, and music. Volunteer reader at local elementary school since 1992.