John Parrino is a hospitality producer, marketer and advisor representing agencies, asset managers, chefs, developers, distilleries, events, hoteliers, investors, restaurateurs and wineries since 2011. He has over 30 years of hospitality industry experience focused on comprehensive food and beverage operations, integrated marketing and experiential events.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, John worked as Maître D’ at Augusto’s Cuisine, which was at the time one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated fine dining restaurants as owned by Austrian Chef Augusto Schreiner. In Cincinnati, he was a Chef de Rang at North America’s most revered restaurant at the time, The Maisonette, which retained Mobil Travel Guide’s (Forbes) most coveted five-star award for 41 consecutive years. In Miami, John worked as a restaurant manager at the celebrity hot spot operated by Jeffrey Chodorow – the Blue Door restaurant at Ian Schrager’s iconic Delano hotel in South Beach – which was named to Esquire magazine’s list of America’s Best New Restaurants. In 2008, John relocated to Chicago to lead James Beard Award-winning Chef David Burke’s Primehouse, located at The James Hotel, as the general manager. In 2010, John joined The Purple Pig as general manager, helmed by James Beard Award-winning Chef Jimmy Bannos, Jr. and named one of Bon Appétit magazine’s Best New Restaurants in America.
In 2011, John co-founded Isabelli Partners and immediately became Chicago’s preeminent, full service hospitality marketing agency representing clients locally, nationally and internationally. Notable clients included SOHO House & Co., Intercontinental Hotels, Trump International Hotel & Tower® Chicago, Illinois Restaurant Association, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, Chicago Gourmet, Choose Chicago Tourism Bureau and multiple James Beard Foundation and Michelin Guide celebrated restaurants and culinary talent.
From 2014 – 2021, John led Isabelli Partners as co-executive producer of James Beard Foundation’s annual Taste America in Chicago — a series of events aligning world-renowned chefs with the city’s respected culinary enthusiasts, corporate supporters and media. His efforts raised substantial funds for the Foundation’s scholarship programs and other initiatives geared towards building the hospitality industry. Talent included Michelin three-starred Chefs Grant Achatz (Alinea, Chicago) and John B. Shields (Smyth, Chicago) as well as Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chef Sean Brock (Husk, Nashville), New York Times four-starred chef Mark Ladner (Del Posto, New York), Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chef Missy Robbins (Lilia, Brooklyn), Bravo’s Top Chef Season Four Winner Stephanie Izard (Girl and the Goat, Chicago & LA) and many others.
In 2014, John’s ideation and encouragement that led then-client Master Sommelier and media personality Alpana Singh to align with Choose Chicago and engage The James Beard Foundation to relocate the prestigious annual Awards from New York to Chicago. The James Beard Awards remain in Chicago until 2027 and have forever changed the culinary landscape of Chicago and The James Beard Foundation.
In 2017, John led crisis communications on behalf of Chef Curtis Duffy and his departure from one of the country’s most celebrated Chicago restaurants – Grace. Grace was one of only 14 Michelin three-starred restaurants in United States at that time.
By 2019, Isabelli Partners had consulted and advised over 300 hospitality and lifestyle clients with 180 openings; produced over 10,000 hours of content; planned hundreds of events, sponsor activations and partnerships; managed thousands of media dinners; and secured billions of media impressions.
In 2024, John divested his ownership interests in Isabelli Partners Inc. and formed Alcamo Hospitality. Alcamo Hospitality, working as an independent contractor, offers consulting services to exclusive clients in collaboration with John Parrino. The company is also subcontracted by event producers, marketing agencies, and hospitality operators.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SERVICES
BRAND ACTIVATION
BRAND DEVELOPMENT
BRAND MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICATIONS
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT PLANNING
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CONTENT PRODUCTION
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
EVENT PLANNING
EVENT MANAGEMENT
EVENT PRODUCTION
EXPERT WITNESS
FOOD AND BEVERAGE PLANNING
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT
FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTION
INFLUENCER MARKETING
MEDIA RELATIONS
ONLINE MARKETING
PARTNERSHIPS
PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
REPRESENTATION
RATES
John Parrino and Alcamo Hospitality have standard rates, terms and engagement letters applied equally in all client partnerships. While each partner is unique, with varying needs and strategy, fairness and transparency is upheld by keeping fees and contracts consistent. Volumized rates are available based on service inclusions, as well as the number of different brands, projects, entities or concepts included per client. The only exception is support of charitable efforts elected on a pro-bono basis.
For more information please email john@alcamohospitality.com.
NOTABLE CLIENTS PRIOR TO ALCAMO HOSPITALITY
ACME HOTEL
ACRON REAL ESTATE
ALLEGRINI WINERY
THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL
BOKA RESTAURANT GROUP
CASA MADERO WINERY
COUCHON 555 HERITAGE BARBECUE
CHEF JOSÉ ANDRÉS & OLIVES FROM SPAIN
CHICAGO GOURMET EVENT
CHICAGO TRIBUNE EVENTS
CHOOSE CHICAGO TOURISM BUREAU
DANA HOTEL & SPA
DEL FRISCO’S STEAKHOUSE
DEUTSCH FAMILY WINES & SPIRITS
EATALY
FIG & OLIVE
GARNACHA E GRENACHE WINE CONSORTIUM
GENE & GEORGETTI
GIBSONS RESTAURANT GROUP
ILLINOIS HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS
HARD ROCK HOTELS
HOTEL LINCOLN
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION
THE JOSEPH HOTEL
KENDALL COLLEGE TRUST
LEVY RESTAURANTS
LYRIC OPERA CHICAGO
THE MADISON HOTEL
MARRIOTT HOTELS
MAVERICK HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
MICHAEL JORDAN’S STEAKHOUSE
PARAMOUNT EVENTS
THE PURPLE PIG
RABBIT HOLE DISTILLERY
RADISSON BLU HOTELS
RENAISSANCE HOTELS
THE ROBEY HOTEL
SOHO HOUSE & CO.
THE SPIRIT OF ITALY
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS
TALBOTT HOTEL
TRUMP HOTEL GROUP
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & TOWER
TIME OUT MARKET
THE WIT HOTEL
WINE SELLERS LIMITED
