Rick Tramonto

Rick Tramonto is a Chicago chef and cookbook author, best known for being the executive chef and partner in Tru, a contemporary fine-dining restaurant. Born on May 30, 1963, in Rochester, New York, Tramonto started his culinary career at Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers. He went on to work in New York City and London before gaining recognition as one of Food & Wine Magazine's Top Ten Best New Chefs in 1994 while at Trio in Evanston, Illinois. In 1999, he opened Tru with culinary partner Gale Gand and Rich Melman. Tramonto has appeared in various television shows, including Great Chefs of America, Great Chefs - Great Cities, Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, and Iron Chef America.