Carlo Catallo
General Manager and Proprietor

For the past 13 years, Carlo has worked his magic in some of Toronto’s best restaurants. His ‘tenure’ of working with only the best started at Galileo Ristorante ed Enoteca where he worked as a Waiter and was 1st introduced to the world of Fine Wine and Fine Food. From Galileo, Carlo moved uptown to the famed Centro, a fixture of the fine dining circuit. After 2 plus years of service, he moved over to the internationally regarded Susur, first as a waiter and then progressed to the position of Sommelier. After working for Susur Lee, Carlo was ready for another challenging role and interviewed with Yannick Bigourdan and David Lee at Splendido for the position of Manager and Sommelier.

In the time since that first interview in 2001, with Yannick and David, Carlo’s responsibilities at Splendido have continued to grow and change, until the summer of 2008, when he effectively took over the reins to allow Yannick and David to focus on their new venture, Nota Bene.

Together with Chef de Cuisine Victor Barry, Carlo purchased Splendido earlier this year. The two will oversee all aspects of the business and ownership as of July 1, 2009.

Carlo studied at George Brown College through the International Sommelier Guild. Since completing his Sommelier Certificate, he continues to study at home and attends industry tastings whenever time allows.

Carlo is extremely proud of the following that he and the team at Splendido have created. In his years at Splendido, Carlo has built one of the most respected wine lists in the city and fuelled clients growing interest in local wines of Ontario, Gastronomy and Food and Wine pairings.

Outside of the restaurant, Carlo loves to cook, drink wine, rock climb, and listen to music. Most of all, he enjoys spending time with his sons, Keiron and Luciano and his wife Sarah.