Rojo Red

Hill Country Cuisine
at The Austin Marriott
at The Capital

701 East 11th St
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 478-1111

Executive Chef:
Jim Tripi

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Jim Tripi, Executive Chef
james.tripi@marriott.com
(512) 404-6904

Jim was born in upstate New York, near Niagara Falls. He has twin brothers and is the youngest of three. Jim started cooking when he was 16 years old under the direction of his father who was also a chef. He was recently married to Maria,
who is a former pastry chef and is currently working on a cookbook.

Jim attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York and Tarrant County College for a Business Degree in Dallas. He hadadditional training at Greystone in Napa Valley. Before joining the Marriott, Jim worked for a few country clubs which include Wichita Falls and Crown Colony Country Club.

He has been with Marriott for 10 years. His past experience includes Food Production Manager, Banquet Chef and Sous Chef at DFW Marriott in Dallas, Texas. He spent 3 years as Senior Banquet Chef at Chicago Downtown Marriott, and 3 years as Executive Banquet Chef and Executive Sous Chef at the Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas.

Jim has worked on several Task Force teams at the New Orleans Marriott and the Monterey Marriott, to name a few. He joined Austin Marriott at the Capitol in June 2000 as one of the top 5 chefs at Marriott International, Inc.

m has received many medals at NRA Culinary Competitions in Individual and Team Competitions and is on the Board of the Culinary Academy of Austin. He enjoys teaching and training about the flavors of the seasons and how to best utilize the freshest products available. Contemporary American Food, French and Texas Hill Country Cuisine are some of his favorites.