Massimo Bottura

An innovator and restaurateur for over twenty years, Bottura has consolidated his reputation as one of the most creative culinary forces. At Osteria Francescana, his 3-Michelin-star restaurant in Modena,

dining becomes an emotional act driven by Bottura’s focus on culture, art, music and storytelling.

Bottura has been questioning Italian traditions from the very begining and encouraging diners to look at the Italian kitchen from a critical, not nostalgic, point of view. Using ingredients from Italy’s rich cultural history, Bottura has conceived imaginative and innovative dishes like Oops! I broke the lemon tart, or Five ages of Parmigiano Reggianoin different temperatures and textures. Osteria Francescana was

 named Best Restaurant in 2016 and 2018  by The World’s 50 Best Restaurantslist. Bottura is also an  advocate for social action. At the Expo Milano 2015, he set up the Refettorio Ambrosiano: a new model of community kitchen where people in need could eat nutritious and delicious meals

cooked from surplus ingredients from the Exhibition, in a beautiful and inspiring space built inside an abandoned theater. From this successful experience, Bottura and his wife Lara Gilmore founded Food for Soul, a non-profit organization aiming to empower communities in the fight against food waste and  social isolation. From 2016, Food for Soul opened other five projects: Refettorio Gastromotiva in Rio de Janeiro, Social Tables in Modena and Bologna, Refettorio Felix in London, and Refettorio Paris.