Delio Susi Profile
Delio Susi, Jr.  wears the hat of an engineer as his moniker.  But he has the mind of an architect and the heart of an Italian chef.  And his appetite, skill, and love of good food have made Amelia’s Trattoria in Cambridge a hidden gem that will celebrate its tenth anniversary in December  2009. 

Delio’s culinary career began right after graduating with a degree in Architecture and Construction Management in 1997.  Without hesitation, though, he immediately headed to, of all things, a stove.  Here he successfully worked side-by-side but never in the shadow of his parents, rather than finding his place on a construction site.  But he’d been making homemade sausages since he was thirteen and knew fresh pasta as well as he knew blueprints, so it was hardly a stretch or a surprise.  Indeed, the Susis have been a venerable food family on the local landscape for years.

But it’s the Trattoria, which began as an homage to his mother Amelia - who taught him from the heart and from the start - that has become Delio’s passion and an off-the-beaten path destination for good Italian food.  As a chef, he is known for his deft hand with gnocchi, creating meltingly lush little pillows, and other handmade pastas, as well as his great skill with meat – and anything he makes with braised short ribs is worth ordering.

Delio works with his wife Rebecca, who runs the backbone of the business.  And his first child, daughter Amelia, is a little “mini-me” of her father and the love of his life.  He also loves drumming and jazz and funk music.  But only his newest endeavors, redesigning the Trattoria’s interior and being a father, can compete with his true love of cooking and eating great food.