Massimo Bottura

Massimo Bottura is chef-patron of the 3 Michelin starred Osteria Francescana in Modena. The avant-garde restaurant, which opened in 1995 in Italy’s culinary-rich region of Emilia-Romagna, has been ranked #3 in the highly influential World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards for the last two years. Bottura is celebrated worldwide for communicating personal, cultural and political stories through his dishes while questioning traditions in Italian cooking. By tearing recipes apart, then examining, reevaluating and re-building them, Bottura aims to catapult the Italian Kitchen into the future. Massimo Bottura owns Franceschetta58 in Modena and Ristorante Italia di Massimo Bottura in Eataly, Istanbul. Bottura is also known for his award winning Villa Manodori range of balsamic vinegars and olive oils, available to buy from Amazon. Story-telling, art and recipes combine in Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef (Phaidon, 2014), his first major cookbook. Massimo Bottura lives in Modena with his wife, Lara, and two children.