[3] During his college years, DiFillippo filled multiple roles at the SeaSide restaurant in Boston and finally assumed the executive chef position once he graduated from culinary school.
At this location, he introduced an open kitchen concept and added an in-house bakery which produces all of Davio’s breads, desserts and homemade ice cream.
[5] DiFillippo launched the “Philly Cheese Steak Spring Roll” in 2007 as a retail product sold nationally within the US, ultimately expanding into a variety of flavor options.
Located in the Dallas, Texas, metropolitan area and being developed by Nebraska Furniture Mart, a Berkshire Hathaway company, the project will stretch across more than 400 acres, and feature more than 3.9 million square feet of retail, entertainment, residential, dining and attractions.
DiFillippo is actively involved in groups and boards including: Taste of the NFL,[10] Rodman Ride for Kids, The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, Raising-a-Reader of Massachusetts, The Ron Burton Training Village,[11] and The Boston Dining Alliance.