Robert Del Grande
CAFE ANNIE
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Owner and Chef of RDG + Bar Annie
Robert Del Grande is Chef & Owner of Restaurant RDG +Bar Annie. For 29 years, Robert was the Chef & Owner of the legendary Cafe Annie. Café Annie closed in June of 2009 and reopened as Restaurant RDG + Bar Annie in the new center Boulevard Place, less than 2 blocks from the old location. Texas Monthly picked Restaurant RDG + Bar Annie as the best new restaurant of the year. Robert is a partner in the Schiller-Del Grande Restaurant Group. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of San Francisco and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California at Riverside. He joined Cafe Annie in 1981 and was instrumental in the development of Southwest Cooking in America. He won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southwest, has received the prestigious Silver Spoon Award from Food Arts, and has been inducted into the Who’s Who in American Cooking. Cafe Annie was featured in many national publications including Food & Wine, Food Arts, Saveur, Gourmet and Bon Appétit. That legacy is thriving at Restaurant RDG. The Schiller Del Grande Group also operates The Grove & the Lake House – two restaurants in the new signature park in downtown Houston. Later this year, the Schiller Del Grande Group will open AVA Brasserie & Pizzeria Alto. In addition to restaurants, Robert has also done ideation & food concept work for several national restaurant chains. He is married to Mimi Del Grande, the managing director of Restaurant RDG + Bar Annie and partner in the Schiller Del Grande Restaurant Group.
