Francesco Mazzei
Biographie
Chef Francesco Mazzei is a Calabrian-born chef with a lifelong passion for food, often spending time in the family kitchen making bread and pasta. At nine, he worked in his uncle’s Gelateria, creating Italian cakes and gelato. His culinary talent was recognized by chef Angelo Sabetto at fourteen, who encouraged his journey.[1]
After catering college in Calabria, Francesco moved to Rome in 1992, working at the Grand Hotel until 1996 as a Sous Chef. He then moved to The Dorchester in Mayfair, London, for four years as Executive Sous Chef. In 2001, he returned to Rome to work at the Michelin-starred Eden Terrazza as Sous Chef for a year. Between 2004 and 2007, he opened restaurants worldwide, including Santini Restaurants in London, Edinburgh, and Milan, and Hakkasan in Istanbul and Miami.
In 2008, Francesco opened L’Anima in London, featuring traditional cooking from Calabria, Puglia, Sicily, and Sardinia. He released his first cookbook, Mezzogiorno: Francesco Mazzei Recipes from Southern Italy, and appeared on BBC shows like Saturday Kitchen and MasterChef.
In 2015, he became Chef Patron at Sartoria in Mayfair.[2] His restaurant Radici opened in Islington in 2017, and Fiume in Battersea, inspired by southern Italian flavours, opened the same year.[3]
Francesco actively promotes Southern Italian cuisine and culture, collaborating with brands like Maserati and Grana Padano.[4] President Sergio Mattarella awarded him the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2019.
Television
- Saturday Morning with James Martin
- Saturday Kitchen
- Celebrity MasterChef[5]
Book
- Mezzogiorno: Francesco Mazzei Recipes from Southern Italy (2015)[6]
References
- ↑ "Francesco Mazzei". www.cheffrancescomazzei.com.
- ↑ "Francesco Mazzei joins Mayfair's Sartoria restaurant as Chef Patron". Hot Dinners.
- ↑ "Francesco Mazzei". Evening Standard.
- ↑ "Francesco Mazzei". www.granapadano.it.
- ↑ "BBC One - MasterChef, Series 14, Episode 16". BBC.
- ↑ Richard Vines (January 5, 2016). "How to Cook the Best Food Southern Italy Has to Offer". www.bloomberg.com.
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