Meet the Staff

  • Steve DiFillippo

    Steve DiFillippo, Owner

    After graduating from Boston University SMG ’82, Steve DiFillippo, owner of the Davio’s restaurants in Boston and Philadelphia, attended the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts to pursue his ...MORE

  • Eleanor Arpino

    Eleanor E. Arpino, Vice President of Operations

    Providing a consistent and professional level of customer service along with superior food are the two crucial aspects of running a successful restaurant. With an ...MORE

  • Rowan Welch

    Rowan Welch, General Manager

    Rowan Welch is a native of Montserrat, British West Indies. His family traveled to Boston, MA in 1968 and ultimately settled in Mattapan, just south of the city. After...MORE

  • Rodney Murillo

    Rodney Murillo, Executive Chef

    In 1990, at the age of 16, Murillo relocated to Boston to pursue his interest in the kitchen by learning from his uncle who was living in the area and working ...MORE

  • Tom Ponticelli

    Tom Ponticelli, Pastry Chef

    Unlike many in his field, Tom’s first calling was not food. Ponticelli, a native of Massachusetts, earned his B.A. in 1970 in English Literature from St. Anslem College in Manchester, NH. He ...MORE