Massimo Bottura

Massimo Bottura

Massimo Bottura at the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards
Born (1962-09-30) September 30, 1962
Modena, Italy
Website www.osteriafrancescana.it

Massimo Bottura (born 30 September 1962) is an Italian restaurateur and the chef patron of Osteria Francescana, a three-Michelin-star restaurant based in Modena,[1] Italy which has been listed in the top 5 at The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards since 2010 and received top ratings from ESPRESSO, Gambero Rosso and the Touring Club guides.[2] Osteria Francescana was ranked 2nd World's Best Restaurant at the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2015.

Early Life and Career

Massimo was born and raised in Modena in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. He developed an interest in cooking from a young age after watching his mother, grandmother and aunt in the kitchen preparing family meals.[3]

In 1986 he was studying law when he heard that a roadside trattoria was for sale on the outskirts of Modena. He put his studies on hold, bought and renovated the building, and opened Trattoria del Campazzo, his first restaurant, a week later. Bottura then apprenticed himself to chef Georges Coigny to build his culinary foundation, a combination of regional Italian cooking and classical French training.[4]

Bottura also worked with Alain Ducasse at Le Louis XV in Monte Carlo in 1994.[5] Ducasse invited him to stage in his kitchen following a surprise visit to Trattoria del Campazzo.[6]

Osteria Francescana

On March 19, 1995 Bottura opened Osteria Francescana in the medieval city centre of Modena.[7] His concept was to juxtapose culinary tradition and innovation with contemporary art and design.

Bottura then spent a summer at El Bulli with Ferran Adrià, which encouraged him to continue pushing boundaries and re-writing rules with his cuisine.[8]

In 2012, shortly after Osteria Francescana was awarded its third Michelin star, the restaurant closed for the summer for a period of refurbishment and opened with an updated insight into Bottura’s two biggest passions - contemporary art and avant garde cuisine.[9]

Bottura and Osteria Francescana were featured in episode one of the first season of Netflix's Chef's Table series in 2015.[10]

Other restaurants and projects

Franceschetta 58, an informal dining brasserie and bar serving small plates was Bottura’s second restaurant project and opened in 2011 in Modena. This was a collaboration with Bibendum director Marta Pulini.[11]

Bottura has written four books, Aceto Balsamico (2005), Parmigiano Reggiano (2006), PRO. Attraverso tradizione e innovazione (2006) and Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef (2014).[12]

He is on the board of directors of the Basque Culinary Centre, a project directed by Ferran Adrià.[5]

After the 2012 earthquakes in the Modena region, which caused damage to millions of pounds' worth of Parmigiana Reggiano, Bottura worked with local producers to raise awareness of the situation.[13] He also took part in the Crave International Food festival in Sydney in October[14] and played the leading role in a festival in Taiwan, La Festa di Chef Massimo Bottura.[15]

2013 saw Bottura take the role of Ambassador for Food in the Year of Italian Culture in the United States.[16] He was also a guest of honour at the Cancún-Riviera Maya Wine and Food Festival in March.[17]

He opened his first restaurant outside of Italy on 27 May 2014 in Istanbul,Turkey, called "Ristorante Italia di Massimo Bottura"

Awards

References

  1. "Michelin Guide restaurants in the UK and abroad". ViaMichelin. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  2. "The Best Restaurant In Italy - Or Best Restaurant In The World?". Forbes. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  3. "Interview With Massimo Bottura - Lavender and Lime". Tandysinclair.com. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  4. "Chef Massimo Bottura - Biography at". Starchefs.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  5. 1 2 "Day 2 - Massimo Bottura: Never Stop Planting — MAD". Madfood.co. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  6. "Osteria Francescana, superba creazione dello Chef Massimo Bottura Osteria Francescana, superb creation of the Chef Massimo Bottura - The Hotel Specialist – The Hotel Specialist". Thehotelspecialist.it. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  7. "Third Michelin star for Massimo Bottura - Foodtripper.com - Your guide to all things food and travel related". Foodtripper.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  8. Abend, Lisa (2011-08-01). "elBulli Closes: Final Dinner at Influential Restaurant". TIME. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  9. "Osteria Francescana Reopening on Sept. 5th". Finedininglovers.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  10. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4295140/
  11. "Franceschetta 58 opens in Modena, Italy | Spoonhq – Food PR & Restaurant PR Blog". Spoonhq.wordpress.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  12. "Massimo Bottura: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  13. Gelb, David, dir. "Massimo Bottura." In Chef's Table. Netflix. April 26, 2015.
  14. "The Daily Meal".
  15. "Spoon HQ,Massimo Bottura in Taiwan".
  16. "Fine Dining Lovers, Year of Italian Culture".
  17. "Fine Dining Lovers, Cancun Riviera Maya Food & Wine Festival".

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