Chef Salis will lead the culinary team at Prego, Westin Gurgaon's signature Italian restaurant. Prior to joining Westin Gurgaon, he served as the Chef de Cuisine at Gecko Lipe Resort, Koh Lipe Thailand.

CHEF SALVATORE Salis has been recently appointed as the Italian Chef and will be leading the culinary team at Prego, Westin Gurgaon’s signature Italian restaurant. Born and raised in Italy, he grew up with the ‘Italian’ love for food and that was enough for him to pursue a career in culinary arts.

With over 10 years of rich experience and having worked in places such as Greece and Morocco, Salis' ease in the kitchen comes naturally. This coupled with hands-on operational training; Salis has explored various culinary operations including Menu development and design, quality control, outdoor catering and more. He has extensive experience with cost control for the smooth and efficient running of the entire kitchen, food safety, health and hygiene and quality control.

Being extremely passionate about fine dining & Italian cuisine, Salis even served as a consultant in the creation of a new restaurant concept for Brazilian cuisine to Italian cuisine.

Prior to joining Westin Gurgaon, he served as the Chef de Cuisine at Gecko Lipe Resort, Koh Lipe Thailand. A few highlights of Chef Salis' career include increasing the restaurant Tentazioni’s customer base by 80 per cent and handling the entire kitchen operation including a team of 12 Chefs.