Massimo Bottura

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Massimo Bottura (2012)

Massimo Bottura (born September 30, 1962 in Modena ) is an Italian chef . His style of cooking is dedicated to the renewal of traditional Italian cuisine . He is considered one of the most creative chefs in the world.

Life

After dropping out of his law studies, Bottura opened the Trattoria del Campazzo in Modena in 1986 - "bar, tobacco shop and bistro in one". In 1992, Alain Ducasse happened to go to the trattoria , after which he invited Bottura to join him in the "Restaurant Louis XV" in Monte Carlo .

Bottura spent the following time in New York . There he met the American curator Lara Gilmore a year later . The two later married and had two children. Gilmore was the greatest influence on his work alongside Italian cuisine.

Entrance to Osteria Francescana , Modena

In 1995 Bottura opened his second restaurant in Modena, the Osteria Francescana . He is the chef and owner at the same time . The Spanish chef Ferran Adrià ate with him in 2000 and invited him to his restaurant "El Bulli" on the Costa Brava for four months .

In 2002 Bottura's restaurant received a Michelin star , in 2005 a second.

In 2010, some of Massimo Bottura's creations related to works by the Italian artist Lucio Fontana , which were created in the 1960s under the titles Concetto Spaziale or Nature . Davide di Fabio has been the sous chef at the Osteria since 2007.

In November 2011 the Osteria Francescana received its third Michelin star.

Awards (selection)

Publications

Documentaries (selection)

  • Massimo Bottura. Documentary, USA, 2015, 55 min., Camera: Will Basanta, production: Boardwalk Pictures, Netflix , series: Chef's Table , season 1, episode 1, (based on an idea by David Gelb ), first broadcast: April 26, 2015 on Netflix , Film data from IMDb .
  • Art in the kitchen. Visiting three-star chef Massimo Bottura in his Osteria Francescana. Report, Germany, 2016, 4:52 min., Production: Lufthansa , internet publication: May 2016, online video .
  • Osteria Francescana in Modena. The best restaurant in the world. Reportage, Germany, 2016, 3:46 min., Script and direction: Daniela Späth, production: Deutsche Welle , series: euromaxx , Internet publication : July 27, 2016, online video by FAZ .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Clark Parkin: Massimo Bottura would cook leftovers for the Pope. In: Die Welt , May 8, 2015, interview.
  2. ↑ Emily Bartels: Attention, cooking genius! In: Lufthansa Exclusive , December 2015.
  3. ↑ A matter of taste. What the tongue tells us. In: FAZ , January 15, 2011, p. 32, beginning of the article.
      A matter of taste. Pond from childhood. In: FAZ , December 17, 2011, p. 39, beginning of the article.
  4. ↑ Video: Osteria Francescana in Modena. The best restaurant in the world. In: FAZ , July 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ a b Ingrid Sachsenmaier: Three stars for Massimo Bottura. ( Memento from July 20, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). In: Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung ( AGHZ ), November 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ Prize Winner 2015 - International Eckart Witzigmann Prize. Retrieved December 15, 2017 (German).
  7. ↑ No. 1, Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy. In: The World's 50 Best Restaurants , June 14, 2016, accessed November 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ Denise Snieguole Wachter: The World's 50 Best Restaurants: These are the ten best restaurants in the world - an Italian is right at the top (again). In: stern , June 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ The 100 Most Influential People of 2019. In: Time.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Bottura, Massimo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian chef
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Modena