Michael White is the former Head Chef and Owner of the Altamarea Group, which is composed of the restaurants Marea, Ai Fiori, Vaucluse, Osteria Morini, Nicoletta, Costata, and The Butterfly in New York, Osteria Morini and Due Mari in New Jersey, and Al Molo in Hong Kong.

In 2021, White left his positions with the Altamarea Group, after decamping permanently to his country home in the Hamptons during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] Michael White spent his childhood in Beloit, Wisconsin before enrolling in Kendall Culinary Institute in 1989.

[4][5] In 2002, he became Executive Chef of Fiamma Osteria, which has since closed, but received several accolades including a Michelin star.

He then took control of L'Impero and Alto in Midtown Manhattan, the former of which was rebranded as Convivo; both later received Michelin stars.