Simone Concas was born into the hospitality trade.
“When I was younger, they just put a tray on me,” he said with a laugh, referring to his family and its bed-and-breakfast back in Sardinia, Italy.
“This is how it happened. That was the beginning of the whole thing,” La Scala’s new executive chef added in a recent interview. “It’s not like I chose to be in the business. The business chose me.”
Last month, La Scala owners Jeff Downey and Donald Lubowicki chose Concas to wear the top toque at their East 37th Street dining destination, and on April 27, he released a new spring menu.