One Eleven Main
111 North Main Street
Galena, Illinois 815.777.8030
Restaurant Hours
Friday & Saturday
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday
11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Monday through Thursday
4 p.m.-9 p.m. (Dinner only.)
Chef Robin Fleetwood
With more than two decades of culinary experience, Chef Robin Fleetwood is the Executive Chef at Vinny Vannuchi’s “Little Italy” in Galena, Illinois.
Chef Robin was born and raised in several small Midwest farming communities. Growing up, he learned a lot from his mother LaVerne. He fondly remembers his mother creating delicious rhubarb, gooseberry and plum jellies from the seemingly not so tasty plants. Much of the food she prepared for their family of seven was grown in little garden plots around the yard. The knowledge Chef Robin learned in his mother’s kitchen still holds true today—fresh ingredients and simple, down to earth cooking is the key to great food.
Chef Robin remembers one particular hot summer day in which his mother was in the kitchen canning pickles. At the age of seven years old, he was completely captivated by the canning process. Asking question after question, Chef Robin wanted to know the purpose of every piece of canning equipment and why his mother was completing each step of the process. It wasn’t long before his presence underfoot became a nuisance and she gave him his marching orders. On that day, Chef Robin learned one important lesson…there can be too many cooks in the kitchen.
Chef Robin’s culinary career began in the Navy where he served as a cook. During his enlistment, he went on two overseas tours and had the chance to experience many different cuisines of the world.
