Alessandro Borghese

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Alessandro Borghese
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Borghese in 2015
Born (1976-11-19) November 19, 1976 (age 48)
Alma materAmerican Overseas School of Rome
Parents
Culinary career
Cooking style Italian
Current restaurant(s)
  • Alessandro Borghese - Il lusso della semplicità (Milan, Italy)
Television show(s)
    • 4 ristoranti
    • Kitchen Duel

Alessandro Borghese (born November 19, 1976) is an Italian celebrity chef. [1] His mother is the German Italian actress Barbara Bouchet. [2]

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Biography

The firstborn son of actress Barbara Bouchet and Naples businessman Luigi Borghese, after graduating from the American Overseas School of Rome, he embarked on cruise ships, where he worked as a cook for three years. He was part of the crew of the ship MS Achille Lauro during this period, experiencing firsthand the shipwreck off the coast of Somalia on November 30, 1994, and remaining three days in the open sea on a lifeboat, in the company of other shipwrecked people. [3] He then worked as a cook in London, San Francisco and Paris. Returning to Italy, he attended sommelier school, then left for New York City. [4] He returns to Italy again and works in several restaurants in Milan and Rome. He is involved in consulting in the restaurant business, licensing, advertising and publishing, having for the purpose founded, with his wife Wilma Oliverio, who is the managing director, the Milan-based AB Normal - Eatertainment Company. [5]

In late 2017, he opened his first restaurant in Milan, called Alessandro Borghese - The Luxury of Simplicity.

In June 2022, he opened his second restaurant in Venice, called AB - The Luxury of Simplicity. [6]

Television

Books

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References

  1. "Sfida Cuochi TV" (in Italian). ladige.it. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  2. "Barbara Bouchet: "Vivo con 511 euro. Mio figlio Alessandro Borghese più famoso di me"" (in Italian). corriere.it. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  3. "Alessandro Borghese: «Ero sulla nave Achille Lauro quando affondò, mia madre lo seppe dal telegiornale»".
  4. "Alessandro Borghese, il cuoco che piace a tutti tranne agli chef snob".
  5. "AB Normal". Alessandro Borghese (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  6. " "Alessandro Borghese apre il nuovo ristorante a Venezia: «La cucina? E' una cosa seria, ma non seriosa»".