Interviews and Lots of Opinions
Originally from New York, Chef Pagano has delighted foodies everywhere with his mouth-wateringly modern spins on classic favorites. His attention to detail, effervescent personality, delicate touch and keen sense of taste keep his flavorful dishes simple, fresh and delicious at his current residence, STK Miami. Chef Pagano has appeared with Gordon Ramsay on Hell’s Kitchen and battling Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America and now appears on his own show Pressure Cook, a travel and cooking show during which he is dropped off somewhere in the world and he has to use his culinary wit and unique charm to get high and low paying jobs and earn enough money to buy his plane ticket home.
“I got the name Ace as a child. My family always thought that I would be the one who would succeed in whatever I did…I feel like I’m an army in myself. I carry my own weight and since I represent for the hood, why not attach that to my name?”
