 Born and raised in rural New England, across the street from a small dairy farm, Mark developed an early appreciation for food and hospitality through the frequent dinner parties that his parents held in their 1840s-era house.
Mark arrived in the Bay Area in 1985 and soon became involved with the high-tech industry, working at companies such as Sun Microsystems and Tumbleweed
Communications. Through bi-annual visits to Italy and constant poring over Italian cookbooks, a passion grew for Italian food and wine. Eventually, it was strong enough to give birth to Incanto. Mark and his wife Nonna live in the neighborhood, one block away from Incanto. Mark enjoys reading and believes that all major league baseball players ought to know how to lay down a decent bunt.
 Chris Cosentino's passion for Italian food began while growing up in an Italian-American community in Rhode Island. Chris is a 1992 graduate of Johnson & Wales University and veteran of top-notch restaurant
kitchens including Red Sage in Washington, D.C. and Rubicon, Chez Panisse, Belon, & Redwood Park in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to joining Incanto in 2002, Chef Cosentino served as a consulting chef for the Aqua Restaurant Group in San Francisco and Las Vegas and the Kimpton Group in San Francisco and Aspen.
Chris has developed close relationships with local farmers through his dedicated involvement with the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers'
Market and other Bay Area farmer's markets. A part-time professional bicyclist, Chris enjoys spending time away from the kitchen participating in 24-hour endurance races on his single-gear mountain bike. You can learn more about Chris and his passion for cooking at Chris' website, OffalGood.com.
 Possessing a keen palate, backed by years of experience working with world-class wine programs, Edward Ruiz is one of San Francisco's most knowledgeable Italian wine experts. A life-changing experience with a Super-Tuscan wine first sparked Edward Ruiz's love for Italian wines more
than twenty years ago. Since then Edward has spent most of his professional life working with Italian wines, interrupted only by five years working with the world's best French and California wines under renowned sommelier Larry Stone at Rubicon.
Edward helped open Incanto in June 2002; ever since he has been a fixture in Incanto's wine bar, serving as a trusted guide as countless guests begin their own journeys of discovery in the wonderful world of
Italian wine. Incanto's wine program has been recognized with numerous important awards: "Award of Excellence" from Wine Spectator in 2003 and 2004, "Critics' Choice Wine Director of the Year" from San Francisco Magazine in 2003, "America's Best Wine List: Casual Dining" from the National Restaurant Association in 2003, and "Best Wine Pairing Menu: West Coast & Hawaii" from Santé in 2004. _____________________________________
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