Profile: Massimo Bottura - Getting Real & Impacting Change Through Food
About: Chef Massimo Bottura of three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana is no stranger to using top-notch ingredients to create culinary masterpieces. But, the 55-year-old maestro of North Italian cuisine believes in going beyond cooking and running a thriving restaurant business — he wants to make impactful changes to society through food.
The Emilia Romagna-born chef had an epiphany at the World Expo in Milan in 2015. Even though the event’s theme was on “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, most of the 150 participating countries showcased the provenance of their best produce, which puzzled Bottura. He decided then to tackle pressing global issues such as food wastage and poverty head-on.
Published for The MICHELIN Guide Digital
