Nadia Santini

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Nadia Santini
Culinary career
Cooking style Italian cuisine
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Television show(s)
    • 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]

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Biography

Santini was taught to cook at a young age by her future husband's great-grandmother, Teresa. [2] 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. [2] Nadia took over the running of the restaurant alongside her husband in 1974. [5] In 1996, the restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars, with Santini becoming the first female chef in Italy to earn that level of accolade. [6] [7]

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." [8]

Santini has been highly regarded by other chefs, including French chef Anne-Sophie Pic who described her as "extraordinary" and an inspiration, [9] and British chef Angela Hartnett has described Santini as one of her "heroes". [10]

2013 saw Nadia being christened 2013 Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female chef from The World's 50 Best Restaurants by Restaurant magazine. [11]

Personal life

Santini is married to her husband Antonio, who also works in Santini's restaurant but in reception rather than the kitchen. [10] [4] They met whilst at the University of Milan. [12]

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