https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/grazia-soncini https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/katdbvim/img54006.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Grazia Soncini Chef By taking the very best fish, seafood and game from the surrounding area and cooking it in a traditional manner, Grazia Soncini has managed to hold on to a Michelin star for over fifteen years. 2025-02-14T22:08:12Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/contributors/antonella-la-macchia https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/h4dpfxhu/img54007.whqc_768x512q80fpt294fpl368.png Meet Our Bloggers - Antonella la Macchia Having previously worked in tourism, Antonella la Macchia decided to turn her passion for food into her career, and is now a food blogger, personal chef and cooking teacher based in Tuscany. 2025-02-14T22:07:58Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/giuseppe-d-aquino https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/2i0dkzat/img53958.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Giuseppe D'Aquino Chef By giving up on a promising career as an engineer and following his dream of becoming a chef, Giuseppe D'Aquino took a huge gamble. One Michelin star later, that gamble seems to have paid off. 2025-02-14T22:07:19Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/pino-cuttaia https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/sdmdiozu/img53013.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Pino Cuttaia Chef As a die hard Sicilian through and through, Pino Cuttaia's cuisine is a visionary celebration of everything good about the island's food. 2025-02-14T22:07:13Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/norbert-niederkofler https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/5e1d5vhm/img47051.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Norbert Niederkofler By only using ingredients grown and produced in the nearby Dolomite mountains, Norbert Niederkofler gave birth to a cooking philosophy famous across Italy. 2025-02-14T22:08:51Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/contributors/jacopo-mazzeo https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/azal0b5h/img52601.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Jacopo Mazzeo Jacopo Mazzeo is a freelance beer writer and sommelier with a passion for gastronomy. 2025-02-14T22:07:02Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/contributors/luciana-squadrelli https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/3hknyjix/img52964.whqc_768x512q80fpt419fpl600.jpg Luciana Squadrilli Luciana Squadrilli is a freelance journalist and author specialising in food and travel writing. 2025-02-14T22:08:09Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/contributors/great-italian-chefs https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/ns5dmupb/img76815.whqc_768x512q80.png Meet Our Bloggers Great Italian Chefs is a team of passionate food-lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest news, views and reviews from the gastronomic mecca that is Italy. 2025-02-14T22:07:40Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/gaetano-trovato https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/acnjqftt/img42244.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Gaetano Trovato Chef Gaetano Trovato places regional ingredients of the highest possible quality at the centre of his cuisine, crafting modern dishes with respect for the great culinary traditions of Italy. 2025-02-14T22:07:10Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/cerea-brothers https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/eoyp34d4/img49731.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Cerea Brothers Chef Roberto and Enrico Cerea were brought up by parents who devoted their lives to culinary excellence. Taking over the family restaurant, they earned its third Michelin star for their signature seafood dishes. 2025-02-14T22:07:21Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/fabrizio-marino https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/qapbgici/img41484.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Fabrizio Marino Chef Fabrizio Marino is the poster boy for a new wave of Italian chefs. 2025-02-14T22:07:28Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/cristina-bowerman https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/pc1jbfx1/img49917.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Cristina Bowerman Chef Cristina Bowerman is a multi-talented chef with a passion for travel and innovative cooking. Her creative plates are rooted in Italian tradition with international flair. 2025-02-14T22:07:39Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/lorenzo-cogo https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/px1jzam5/img49738.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Lorenzo Cogo Chef At just twenty-eight years old, Lorenzo Cogo is Italy’s youngest Michelin-starred chef. His creative, instinctive way of cooking has made him one of the most exciting figures in modern Italian cuisine. 2025-02-14T22:07:46Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/marianna-vitale https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/yv0avztb/img41960.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Marianna Vitale Chef By choosing to cook with simple, humble ingredients and adding her own twist to classic dishes, Marianna Vitale has managed to turn her quiet suburban restaurant into a Mecca for inventive, modern cuisine. 2025-02-14T22:07:54Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/emanuele-scarello https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/r53kklv1/img43279.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Emanuele Scarello Chef When he’s not in the kitchen of his two Michelin-starred restaurant, Emanuele Scarello is in the Fruilian countryside, seeking out wild herbs and rare ingredients to incorporate into his dishes. 2025-02-14T22:08:03Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/aurora-mazzucchelli https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/ywym0v3n/img44824.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Aurora Mazzucchelli Chef As well as transforming her family’s traditional restaurant into somewhere celebrated for its modern, experimental cuisine, Aurora Mazzucchelli fights the cause for gender equality in the kitchen. 2025-02-14T22:08:29Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/marco-stabile https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/3hfdblbp/img43275.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Marco Stabile Chef One of Tuscany’s most important chefs, Marco Stabile honed his craft in some of the most respected kitchens in Italy. He now runs his own Michelin-starred restaurant, reimagining classic regional dishes and bringing them into the 21st century. 2025-02-14T22:08:34Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/mauro-uliassi https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/rrmnew33/img42992.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Mauro Uliassi Chef By turning his small beachside café into one of Italy’s top twenty restaurants, Mauro Uliassi has received three Michelin stars, won huge amounts of respect from his peers and created a sensory eating experience like no other. 2025-02-14T22:08:43Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/costardi-brothers https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/0cnpkb3f/img41926.whqc_768x512q80fpt308fpl493.jpg Costardi Brothers Chef Christian and Manuel Costardi take Piedmont’s most famous crop – rice – and turn it into over twenty varieties of Michelin-starred risotto. 2025-02-14T22:08:48Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/rosanna-marziale https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/iuphzyjb/img49945.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Rosanna Marziale Chef ‘The Queen of Mozzarella’, Rosanna Marziale is spearheading new Southern Italian cuisine, repurposing this buffalo cheese into creative new dishes. 2025-02-14T22:08:56Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/salvatore-elefante https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/2giobs4q/img42199.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Salvatore Elefante Chef With a menu dictated by what fish has been caught that morning, Salvatore Elefante’s style of cooking is spontaneous, simple and based on the flavours of his childhood. 2025-02-14T22:09:00Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/andrea-migliaccio https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/xl4jtajp/img7489.whqc_768x512q80fpt226fpl560.jpg Andrea Migliaccio Chef Capri’s only two Michelin-starred chef takes the flavours of the island’s traditional dishes and presents them in an elegant, evolved and stylish fashion. 2025-02-14T22:09:03Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/andrea-sarri https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/iqacf5fp/img42112.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Andrea Sarri Chef With over thirteen varieties of fish on his menu on any given day, Andrea Sarri has made a name for himself as one of northern Italy’s most accomplished seafood chefs. 2025-02-14T22:09:10Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/teresa-buongiorno https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/wrzeeg0g/img44821.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Teresa Buongiorno Chef A true ambassador for Puglia’s modern food scene, Teresa Buongiorno’s inventive, self-taught style of cooking is a breath of fresh air. 2025-02-14T22:09:12Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/giancarlo-perbellini https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/rdgix1kq/img42004.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Giancarlo Perbellini Chef At the helm of one of Italy’s most celebrated restaurants, Giancarlo Perbellini comes from a long line of pastry makers and is now a legend amongst his peers. 2025-02-14T22:09:18Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/francesco-sposito https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/k2lhrdvf/img49944.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Francesco Sposito Chef Francesco Sposito became Italy’s youngest two-star chef at the age of thirty-one, cooking his unique reinterpretation of Naples cuisine, with modernist international flair. 2025-02-14T22:09:24Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/daniele-usai https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/5kzaigal/img49737.whqc_768x512q80fpt213fpl629.jpg Daniele Usai Chef Daniele Usai has turned the sleepy seaside town of Ostia into a destination for gourmands worldwide thanks to his relaxed, simple approach to cooking local ingredients. 2025-02-14T22:09:28Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/alessandro-gavagna https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/j3ocj4i2/img49727.whqc_768x512q80fpt141fpl665.jpg Alessandro Gavagna Chef With a love for the region of Friuli and its ingredients, Alessandro Gavagna's unique food is a perfect marriage of Italian and Slovenian cuisine. 2025-02-14T22:09:07Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/chefs/giorgio-gian-pietro https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/dwnmckvd/img47609.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Giorgio and Gian Pietro Damini The only Michelin-starred butchers in Italy take the country’s best meat and use it to create simple, traditional dishes in their artisan shop and restaurant just outside Vicenza. 2025-02-14T22:08:54Z https://www.greatitalianchefs.com/contributors/marco-rossi https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/usyljn5w/img58221.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Marco Rossi Based across Italy, London and Copenhagen, Marco is a globetrotting sommelier and wine marketeer with a particular passion for Italian wine, particularly those from Tuscany. 2025-02-14T22:08:12Z