Attilio Guarino

Owner & Pizza Chef

Pizza Maestro; A NYC native, Attilio has spent most of his life behind a Brick Oven both in NYC and Jersey. He is a man of many interests, not only a Pizza Chef but also a Certified Beer Server and on his spare time travels far and wide to explore, practice and learn alongside farmers, purveyors, creators and obsessives like himself to curate the greatest of what food at its highest quality can offer you. Attilio is also obsessed with the old world, antiques and a good piece of weathered copper. You’ll find his touches all around Ava’s in every nook and cranny bringing you back to another era; an industrial Saloon of sorts. Come, let him take you back.

Michael Bordeaux

Executive Chef

Tom DeVito

Marketing Director

See anything you like? Seriously anything, web page? Menu? Our Brands? That’s this guy, Ol’ Tommy D. Tom is a master at marketing, especially in this modern tech world. He’s assembled a crew of finely tuned individuals and they’ve created “Tom & Co.” a digital agency specializing in getting things going with restaurants in the Tri-State area, small or big he gets it done. Ever hear about us from someone? That was probably Tom too, words can spread easily these days and this is what Tom stays on top of. We like Tom.