Born in Lecco in 1962, he is one of the greatest Italian chefs in the world. He graduated in 1977 at the Bellagio hotel institute, and he got precious training in great hotels and starred restaurants all over the world and at just 26, he became the personal chef of the English royal family. In 1991 he was a chef at the White House. Then he came back to Italy, obtaining great success with the opening of the Terrazza of Eden Hotel in Rome, where he stayed for nine years, earning the Michelin star, then going to the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz. For eight years in Japan with his group he opened and ran over 30 Italian restaurants. In 2008 he was awarded “Best chef in the world”.
In 2012, he was elected President of Euro-Toques Italy. In 2014 he was appointed by President Napolitano Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana and Ambassador of Italian Food. In 2015, he was elected President of Euro-Toques International. He was consultant for the Castadiva Resort in Blevio (CO) and he opened the restaurant Il Mercato in Taiwan. In 2019 he started a new Catering and Banqueting project with the Lanzarotti group. In 2020 new ambitious projects are opening in China, between catering and Italian cooking schools.
