James "Jimmy" Nadell

Personal:

Birth Date; March 19, 1959, Birth Place; Chicago, Illinois, Height; 6’0”, Hair; Chestnut, Eyes; Hazel, Weight: 210, Health; Excellent No Limitations

Education:

• Associate Degree in Culinary Arts, Joliet Junior College staffed by Claude Kerms, Siegfried Stober, and Charles Wagner of the Gold Metal Awarded German Culinary Olympic Team.
• Sanitation Certificate; State of Illinois
• Sanitation Certificate; National Institute for the Food Service Industry
• Culinary Arts Intern Instructor; 1995- Present
• Registered Executive Chef 1993, 1994, & 1995, The National Executive Chefs Association of America
• Real Estate Investments 1985, Real Estate; Law, Contracts & Broker 2002
• Building Contractors License 2000
• Certified Executive Chef, United States Chef Association 2012
• STCW 2016 Certified Fire Fighting, First Aid, Nautical Safety & Survival Techniques

Employment:

Current Owner/Chef
Culinary Director
CEO

• Bravo Fine Catering, Catering, Personal Chef Services, Aspen & Miami, Owner CEO
• United States Director, Aregala International Association of Gastronomic 
• Aspen Celebrity Chef, Author: Aspen Celebrity Cuisine Released 2017
• United States Chef Association, Founder & CEO
• TV Host of “The Bravo Kitchen Show with Jimmy Nadell
• King Kong Emergency Response Catering, FEMA & Wild Fire Mobile Kitchens
• Thin Air Partners Real Estate Investment Firm 50% Partner
• Marathon Sailing Charters, South Florida Keys, 50’ Hunter Sailboat

Past Employment:

Executive Chef/Culinary Consultant

• The Caribou Club, Aspen, Annual $5,000.00 Dining Membership Fee
• Water Front Restaurants, Inc. New York / New Jersey, Corporate Chef
• Eat-Inc. Management Operations, Denver, Boulder, Vail, Corporate Chef
• United States Men's Olympic Ski Team, Chef, Aspen
• Shaun White’s Target Corporation, X-Games, Aspen
• Conundrum Catering Companies, Aspen, Owner
• Air Chef Aspen, Air Chef International, Private Aviation Catering, Founder/Owner
• The Food Network’s Dinner Impossible Show, Culinary Advisor
• Red Bull, Chef to Extreme Athletes
• Restaurants Owned: Trattoria Roma & Bistecca Tuscana

Awards:

Distinguished Chef Award: Johnson and Wales University, Miami 2003
Top Ten Restaurants, Rocky Mountain Region: F&W Magazine 2001
Best Italian Food, City of Denver: The Denver Post 2001
Award of Excellence: Wine Spectator Magazine 1997 - 2002
Best New Restaurants: Aspen, Carbondale & Vail 1997 – 2002
Top 10 Best New Chefs: for protégé chef James Mazzio; F&W Magazine 1999 
Lifetime Achievement in Culinary Arts: Aregala International Association of Gastronomic

Gold Medal Recipient
Distinguished Visiting Award
Johnson & Wales University, Miami

Clients:

Dignitaries: United States President Donald Trump, United States Vice President Al Gore, Princess Khaliya Aga Khan, Prince Andrew, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Prince Faisal, Prince Bandar, The Baroness of England, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Madeline Albright, Colin Powell, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, The Shaw of Iran and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Banquet.

Corporate:

Celebrities: Robert De Niro, Heidi Klum, Tom Cruise, Don Johnson, Jami Gertz, Melanie Griffith, Christie Brinkley, Antonio Banderas, Paula Zahn, Rebecca DeMornay, Jack Nickelson, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Will & Jada Smith, Byron Allen, George Hamilton, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Nielson, Sally Field, Cindy Crawford, Paul Hogan, Lee Majors, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Lee Iacocca, Kevin Costner, Ann Margaret, Robert Wagner, Jill St John, Gary Busey, Rodger Moore, Michael Douglas, Dudley Moore, Barbie Benton, Steve Martin, Sean Connery, Sidney Poitier, Tony Danza, Kate Jackson, Sylvester Stallone, Vanna White’s Wedding, Phil Donahue, Toby McGuire, Oprah Winfrey, Ivana Trump, Marla Maples & Danny Aiello. 

Musicians: Mariah Carey, Sean Comb’s aka Puff Daddy & P Diddy, Jon Bon Jovi, Nick Cannon, Jimmy Buffet, Natalie Cole, Willy Nelson, Nelly, Barbara Streisand, Steve Winwood, Don Henley, Steven Stills, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Olivia Newton John, Janet Jackson, Joe Cocker, John Denver, Diana Ross, John Oats, Burt Bacharach, the INXS Band & the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Chefs: Mario Batali, Jacques Pepin, Jenny Craig, Martha Stewart, Giuliano Bugialli, Nobu Matsuhisa, Master Chef Jonathan Waxman and The Food Network’s Dinner Impossible Chef Robert Irvine

Sports/Athletes:
Tennis Pros: Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova
Indy 500 Winner: Danny Sullivan
World Boxing Champs: Evander Hollyfield & Sugar Ray Leonard
Baseballs: Manager Tony La Russa & Homerun Champion: Berry Bonds
Basketballs: David Robinson & Will Perdue
X Games Gold Medalist: Shaun White, Kaya Turski, Mark McMorris
Red Bull Athletes 2011, 12 & 13: The Entire Red Bull X-Games Sponsored Athletes
Ski Legends: Steve Maher, A. J. Kitt, 5 time Olympian Casey Puckett
Olympic Gold Medal Winners: Shaun White, Franz Klammer, Piermin Zurburger, Bill Johnson, Tommy Moe and Johnny Moseley
Extreme Skiing World Champs: Jake Sakson, Glen Plake & Scott Schmidt

New York Giants: Co-Owner Steve Tish