Cooking Class with Chef Morris Salerno

Plan to spend some quality time at the ICD Clubhouse at a cooking class led by one of our region’s premiere chefs, Morris Salerno.  Morris began his culinary career in the 1970s at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas. At the age of 27, he joined the prestigious Lowes Anatole Hotel in Dallas.  Best known for his local restaurants, Morris has  attained what he has called “every working chef’s dream,” opening not one but three fine dining establishments in Texas – Salerno Restaurant in Flower Mound (1985 – present), Gibbs Station in Coppell (1989 – 1999) and the Grotto in Highland Village (1994 – present) which has earned a reputation as an upscale destination restaurant.  

In 1989 and 1991, Morris earned "Dallas Chef of The Year" by the Texas Chef Association. The Dallas Times Herald picked him as one of the "Top Ten Young Chefs of Dallas". Morris has participated in and judged many Culinary Art Shows in the Southwest. In 2005, Morris and two of his cooks from The Grotto, won the "Iron Chef of The Southwest" and took home the only gold medal in the competition hosted by the Texas Chefs Association.

Morris Salerno has been a competing chef of the American Team since 1992, winning numerous awards with the World Master Chefs Society Team USA in competitions in France, England, Ireland, Germany, Canada and Sweden and most recently, Thailand.  He serves as the current President of the Epicurean World Master Chefs Society

You might call Morris Salerno of Dallas, a symbol of the American Dream. Morris draws from his traditional Italian family to make his restaurants a success.   He will also draw on those roots when he joins us at the ICD to teach class.  Participants will enjoy generous samples of the food that is prepared as well as a complimentary glass of wine.   Reservations are required, so please RSVP.