Born in Milan but Piedmontese by family and training, Andrea Ribaldone grew up in the kitchens of Riccardo Aiachini, founder of La Fermata restaurant in Alessandria, where he earned his first Michelin Star in 2003. After working with renowned French chef Alain Senderens at Lucas Carton in Paris and serving as Executive Chef at Eataly Tokyo, in 2012 he founded JAR srl, a restaurant management company, and in 2014 he opened I Due Buoi in Alessandria, awarded a Michelin Star in December 2015.
During Expo Milano 2015, he led the Identità Expo San Pellegrino restaurant in collaboration with Magenta Bureau. From 2016, together with Domenico Schingaro, he coordinated the six restaurants of Borgo Egnazia in Puglia, one of the finest examples of Italian hospitality. In March 2017, he opened Osteria Arborina in the Annunziata district of La Morra, named “Best Performance of the Year” by the 2018 Guida de l’Espresso dei Ristoranti d’Italia and awarded a Michelin Star just nine months after opening.
Since September 2018, he has been responsible for all dining operations at Identità Golose Milano, the first international hub for gastronomy. From 2021, he serves as F&B Director at Egnazia Ospitalità Italiana, an organisation dedicated to promoting authentic Italian hospitality, excellence, sustainability, and a strong connection to the territory through high-level dining and hospitality experiences. In this role, he has overseen the openings of new luxury hotels such as Ancora Cortina, Castel Badia Brunico, and Diana Majestic Milano.
In 2022, he began consultancy for the launch of Portrait Milano – Collezione Lungarno and serves as F&B consultant for Nordelaia, a luxury hospitality project in Monferrato.
Giovanna Navassa, born in 1987, during her studies in Law and International Relations began her experience in communication as editor-in-chief of the F&B section of an online luxury lifestyle magazine.
In 2014 she worked for the Italian Institute of Culture in San Francisco (California) dealing with online and offline marketing, social media and the organisation of cultural events. In 2015 she specialised in social media management at the Offices of the European Commission Representation in Milan and, in the same year, founded the CJPFood brand in collaboration with British chef Charles Pearce to organise food events, consultancy.
In 2018, he offers marketing consultancy for the opening of a new restaurant in Barcelona (La Cocina Sitges).
In October 2018 she started her collaboration with Jar srl, dealing with PR, Social Media Management, digital management, events, project management for international projects (Osteria Arborina, Ristorante Lino, Nordelaia, Andrea Ribaldone).
From June 2022 she’s the General Manager of Nordelaia project.
Salvatore, born in 1973, graduated in Agricultural Sciences with a Master in International Cooperation and in Executive Hotel Management. From 2005 to 2012 he was responsible for the tourism and promotion of typical products for the Province of Alessandria.
In 2012 he founded, together with Andrea Ribaldone, Arco srl. Since 2012 he has been working alongside Andrea Ribaldone in all the company’s consultancy and restaurant management activities (JSH Group, Hotel Alli Due Buoi Rossi in Alessandria, I Due Buoi Restaurant, Hotel Marepineta Resort, Ristorante Lino).
In 2015, for the entire period of the Milan Universal Exposition, he coordinated the assignment of F&B services obtained by Arco srl for the operational management of Identità Expo San Pellegrino restaurant.
In the same year he founded JAR, a company specializing in restaurant management which is headed by the Arborina tavern (Michelin star since 2017).
From 2018 he participates in the establishment of the management company of Identità Golose Milano and takes care of the Identità Formazione Milano project.
