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Men who, for a moment, leave pots and pans to tell us their experience and point of view


David Tamburini: when you end up in Kobe

The chef from Florence tells us about his new adventure at the helm of hotel restaurant Level 36, in the popular Japanese town

09-06-2021 | 11:00
Since March 2020, David Tamburini is the chef at r

Since March 2020, David Tamburini is the chef at restaurant Level 36, on the 36th floor of hotel Ana Crowne Plaza in Kobe, on the Bay of Osaka

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Luigi Ferraro, chef from Calabria at the Four Seasons in Doha, tells his story

After a long lockdown, the famous resort re-opens in Qatar. An Italian is overseeing its 10 restaurants

20-07-2020 | 09:00
Luigi Ferraro, since January 2020 executive sous c

Luigi Ferraro, since January 2020 executive sous chef at the Four Seasons Hotel di Doha

Read | 20-07-2020 | 09:00 | Chefs' life stories

Dal Bo, from Central to volunteer in a Covid19 hospital’s kitchen

Lorenzo's experience, a young man on the front line at the Policlinico Hospital in Bologna: "Here, too, we need creativity"

07-05-2020 | 05:00
Lorenzo Dal Bo and nutritionist Olimpia Ventura Mo

Lorenzo Dal Bo and nutritionist Olimpia Ventura Montecamozzo at Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi's Cafeteria

Read | 07-05-2020 | 05:00 | Chefs' life stories

Stefano Ferraro, head pastry-chef at Noma: failing is a premise for growth

The chef from Torino, responsible for the desserts in the famous Danish establishment, tells his story. And offers advice to his young colleagues

03-01-2020 | 10:00
Stefano Ferraro, from Torino, since February 2018

Stefano Ferraro, from Torino, since February 2018 is head pastry-chef at Noma in Copenhagen, restaurant number two according to the World’s 50Best, and 2 Michelin stars

Read | 03-01-2020 | 10:00 | Chefs' life stories

Christoph Bob: Chef's Table is the best restaurant where I have ever dined

The German chef now living in Italy tells us about his memorable dinner at César Ramirez’s, a Mexican in Manhattan

23-04-2018 | 12:00
The counter at Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare in

The counter at Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare in New York, with chef César Ramirez, 3 Michelin stars. 431 W 37th Street in Manhattan (photo www.brooklynfare.com)

Read | 23-04-2018 | 12:00 | Chefs' life stories

Behind the Bras’s no to Michelin

Dreaming freedom, protecting family values. An extraordinary testimony of the days they rejected the 3 stars

20-02-2018 | 07:00
Simone Cantafio, chef and director at restaurant M

Simone Cantafio, chef and director at restaurant Michel Bras in Toya, Japan, between Sebastien and Michel Bras. Born near Milan in 1986, Cantafio has been working with the Bras for almost 10 years

Read | 20-02-2018 | 07:00 | Chefs' life stories

Here’s how Marchesi and Bras refused the Michelin stars

Italian Simone Cantafio experienced both episodes, almost 10 years apart. The day Gualtiero said no

19-02-2018 | 07:00
A clipping from weekly magazine Panorama, publish

A clipping from weekly magazine Panorama, published after the famous episode in 2008 when Gualtiero Marchesi, then at Albereta in Erbusco (Brescia), refused his 3 Michelin stars. Second from the right, Simone Cantafio, from Milan, now chef and director in Toya, at the restaurant Michel and Sebastien Bras opened in Japan - another family that recently refused 3 Michelin stars

Read | 19-02-2018 | 07:00 | Chefs' life stories