Emilio Baglioni

Emilio Baglioni was a chef employed by Jack L. Warner of Warner Brothers Studios as the head of the commissary and executive dining room for Jack L. Warner, where he also provided food for actors and the crew during filming. When Warner retired from the studio in 1968, Baglioni remained at Warner Brothers and opened his own restaurant under the name of “Emilio's”. In 1995, Baglioni sold his restaurant, learned to play the Button Accordion and traveled around the world playing Italian music.

Emilio Baglioni
Born	(1932-05-04)May 4, 1932 Valle Castellana, Abruzzo, Italy
Died	December 5, 2021(2021-12-05) (aged 89) Las Vegas, Nevada
Culinary career
Cooking style	Italian Cuisine
Current restaurant(s) Emilio's
Website	http://emiliobaglioni.com

Early life

Born May 4, 1932, in Macchia D'Aboreq, Valle Castellana, Abruzzo, Italy, the son of Domenico Baglioni (1886-1969) an engineer / farmer, and descendant of Gian Paolo Baglioni. Emilio's mother, Guiseppina Castelli, (1894-1938) died when Baglioni was 6 years old, she left 9 children. Baglioni grew up in the poor mountainous part of Abruzzo during World War II. When Mussolini's soldiers entered Abruzzo, Baglioni did not want to join the Black Shirts. He was running an away when a Black Shirt shot him the leg. He fell down and rolled into a ditch. When the Black Shirt found him, he pointed his rifle at Emilio with the intent to kill him, a Partisan—member of the Italian resistance movement—shot the Black Shirt and saved Emilio's life. When a friendly local lady discovered Baglioni, she took him into her home to care for him. Afterwards, he returned to his family in the mountains where his father and brothers avoided Mussolini's fascist indoctrinations. One of which, Baglioni recalled was, “If you did not join, they would make you drink castor oil every day until you joined. I jumped on my horse, bareback, and rode up into the hills, hid in a cave until the fascists left.”

European career

After the war, Baglioni moved to Rome where he went to architecture school then two years later he went to San Remo for hotel school and language study where he learned French and German. When he finished school, he went to work in Lausanne, Switzerland. Several years later, he was offered a job in London, England, where he learned English and worked at the Savoy Hotel. On September 23, 1959, he accepted a job offer as host / chef at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City. While employed at the Four Seasons he met many influential people, among them Jack Warner, of Warner Brothers Studios.

Ciao Italia

Baglioni served as president of the California chapter of Ciao Italia, a worldwide organization formed for the purpose of generalizing Italian food, from 1979–1984.

Personal life

Baglioni was married to Pauline, a British subject; they had six children, Pina, Dino, Milo, Samantha, Paula, & Marcelo. Emilio had one daughter from a subsequent relationship, Brooke. His life-partner was the actress Tina Scala, an actress and younger sister of Gia Scala.