Massimo Bottura

Italian chef

  • Fame52.6
  • Momentum0.1
  • Chefs rank#57
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Born 1962 · age 64Italy

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    Born 1962
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    2023
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Updated 2026-08-17

He turned a restaurant in Modena into the world's best twice over, earning three Michelin stars for a kitchen that reimagines Italian tradition without breaking it.

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Massimo Bottura was born 30 September 1962 in Modena, where he would later open Osteria Francescana in the city's historic center. The restaurant climbed to three Michelin stars and a green star, then claimed first place in The World's 50 Best Restaurants in both 2016 and 2018. In 2014 he won the White Guide Global Gastronomy Award for outstanding contributions to the field. His work made him both chef and owner of a place that reshaped how the world sees Italian cooking.

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Historical17.3
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Completeness80.0
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