Nadia Santini Explained

Nadia Santini
Style:Italian cuisine
Ratings:
  • Michelin stars
Restaurants:
Television:
  • Three Stars (documentary)

Nadia Santini is an Italian chef, best known for her restaurant Dal Pescatore, in Canneto sull'Oglio, Lombardy which has held three Michelin stars since 1996.[1] She is the first Italian woman to be awarded the coveted three stars.[2]

Biography

Santini was taught to cook at a young age by her future husband's great-grandmother, Teresa. She has a cooking philosophy around the idea of a small restaurant, saying "I think it is impossible for a woman to run a kitchen that serves 100 people. I can't give my heart to a dish if I am cooking for more than 30."[3]

Her restaurant Dal Pescatore is located in the hamlet of Canneto sull'Oglio in Lombardy, Italy.[4] The restaurant is an extended trattoria, and was originally opened by Santini's husband's great-grandparents in the 1910s.[5] Nadia took over the running of the restaurant alongside her husband in 1974.[6] In 1996, the restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars, with Santini becoming the first female Italian chef to earn that level of accolade.[7] [8]

In 2010, German filmmaker Lutz Hachmeister created a television documentary called Three Stars, which Santini starred in amongst other chefs from Michelin starred restaurants. Her appearance in the documentary stood out, being described by critics as a "radiant personality and gentle, Old World approach to the nurturing of recipes, colleagues, and clientele provide the counterpoint to frenetic, confrontational kitchens run by scientist-chefs."[9]

Santini has been highly regarded by other chefs, including French chef Anne-Sophie Pic who described her as "extraordinary" and an inspiration,[10] and British chef Angela Hartnett has described Santini as one of her "heroes".[11]

2013 saw Nadia being christened 2013 Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female chef from The World's 50 Best Restaurants by Restaurant magazine.[12]

Personal life

Santini is married to her husband Antonio, who also works in Santini's restaurant but in reception rather than the kitchen.[4] They met whilst studying political science at the Universita degli Studi di Milano (University of Milan).[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dal Pescatore – Runate - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant. 2020-08-11. MICHELIN Guide. en-IT.
  2. Web site: Schilcher . Susanne . 2022-03-16 . Legend of the Italian top gastronomy - Nadia Santini . 2024-11-12 . www.ktchnrebel.com . en-US.
  3. News: Ferguson. Euan. Michelin women. 18 August 2012. The Observer. 25 March 2007.
  4. News: Hopkinson. Simon. Star Struck. https://archive.today/20130125062725/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4875767.html. dead. 25 January 2013. 18 August 2012. The Independent. 5 July 1997.
  5. News: Trattoria tradition spurs women chefs. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100554/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8850839.html. dead. 11 June 2014. 18 August 2012. China Daily. 13 May 2006.
  6. News: Mariani. John. The Best Restaurant in the World. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100558/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54467505.html. dead. 11 June 2014. 18 August 2012. Esquire. 1 May 1999.
  7. News: World's 50 best restaurants 2011. 20 August 2012. The Guardian. 18 April 2011.
  8. Web site: Dal Pescatore. The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants. 18 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505005646/http://www.theworlds50best.com/awards/1-50-winners/dal-pescatore/. 5 May 2012.
  9. News: Page. Janice. World's top-ranked chefs shoot for the stars. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100547/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-30353112.html. dead. 11 June 2014. 18 August 2012. The Boston Globe. 21 December 2011.
  10. News: Long. Louisa. Anne-Sophie Pic. https://archive.today/20130125064131/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-28940533.html. dead. 25 January 2013. 18 August 2012. The Independent on Sunday. 19 June 2011.
  11. News: Harnett. Angela. Women in White. https://archive.today/20130125181112/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1972943.html. dead. 25 January 2013. 18 August 2012. The Independent on Sunday. 16 October 2005.
  12. Web site: Archived copy. 2012-08-18. 2012-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20120827141448/http://www.theworlds50best.com/awards/best-female-chef/. dead.
  13. News: Star Chefs. 18 August 2012. Lavazza.
  14. Web site: Nadia and Antonio Santini, 50 years of love and cooking . 2024-11-12 . Identità Golose Web: magazine italiano di cucina internazionale! . en.

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