Top 20 Chef celebrities in Italy
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Chef celebrities [Updated February 7, 2023].
Giada De Laurentiis was born
on August 22, 1970
in Rome, Italy.
In 2006, she began hosting the show Behind the Bash.
Net Worth 2020: $30 Million
Gino D'Acampo was born
on July 17, 1976
in Italy.
British-Italian celebrity chef who hosted This Morning and Gino's Italian Escape on ITV. He appeared on There's No Taste Like Home, and, in 2011, he began hosting Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel alongside Melanie Sykes.
He was a presenter on Saturday Kitchen and Ready Steady Cook on the BBC.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Gennaro Contaldo was born
on January 21, 1949
in Italy.
London-based chef and restauranteur known for his association with British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, his self-titled YouTube channel about cooking, and his BBC Two television show Two Greedy Italians, which he stars in with fellow chef and restauranteur Antonio Carluccio.
He and Antonion Carluccio develop menus, train chef, and are business partners in Oliver's UK-national restaurant chain Jamie's Italian. He has published various cookbooks, including Passione and Gennaro's Easy Italian.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Marc Murphy was born
on February 6, 1969
in Milan, Italy.
Owner and executive chef of Benchmarc Restaurants and Benchmarc Events who has worked in the highly esteemed kitchens of Le Miraville in Paris, Alain Ducasse's Louis XV in Monte Carlo, and Le Cirque in New York.
He was the Executive Chef at Cellar in the Sky at Windows on the World in the World Trade Center, La Fourchette, and Chinoiserie. He appears regularly on The Food Network series Chopped and has been on other Food Network shows such as Iron Chef America, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, and more.
Net Worth 2020: $6 Million
Gabriele Corcos was born
on October 7, 1973
in Italy.
He published his cookbook Extra Virgin: Recipes & Love from Our Tuscan Kitchen in May 2014 and it rapidly became a New York Times bestseller.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Antonio Carluccio was born
on April 19, 1937
in Italy.
In 2012, he earned the AA Lifetime Achievement Award and released his autobiography, A Recipe for Life.
Laura Vitale was born
on November 7, 1986
in Naples, Italy.
She has had no formal training in the culinary arts, and made it her mission to make recipes that can be followed by everyday cooks.
Alida Gotta was born
on August 12, 1989
in Italy.
She created a web series called Alida Teen Chef.
Vincenzo Capuano was born
on June 4, 1989
in Naples, Italy.
Vincenzo Falcone was born
on September 19, 1987
in Italy.
He acted in the film Io Non Ci Casco (2008).
Isabella Poti was born
on December 26, 1995
in Lecce, Italy.
She was listed on the Thirty Under Thirty Europe list by Forbes Magazine in 2017.
Valerio Braschi was born
on October 5, 1997
in Cesena, Italy.
He is known for promoting several cooking and nutrition companies through Instagram including Bahlsen and Fico Essere Buoni. He is also known for having hosted several private dinner events in collaboration with Fight Eat Club and Ristorante Botero.
Fabio Viviani was born
on October 10, 1978
in Florence, Italy.
He appeared on a short-lived television show Chef Academy.
Danilo Zanna was born
in Prato, Italy.
He has taught at the Istanbul Culinary Institute.
Damiano Carrara was born
on September 22, 1985
in Tuscany, Italy.
He and his brother opened their own pastry shop called Carrara Pastries in 2011 and then in 2013 opened a second location.
Carlo Cracco was born
on October 8, 1965
in Vicenza, Italy.
He became president of the non-profit Maestro Martino in 2012.
Bruno Barbieri was born
on January 12, 1962
in Bologna, Italy.
He joined Quelli Che...il Calcio for the 2015-2016 Serie A season.
Luca Manfe was born
on May 31, 1981
in Italy.
Italian-Australian chef who made it to the top 100 of Gordon Ramsay's Masterchef in 2012, falling short to make it to the final stages of the competition. However, he reapplied the following year and became the first male and first non-American to win the title of Masterchef USA.
His first cookbook is called My Italian Kitchen. He runs a small catering company called Dinner with Luca where he cooks special, intimate dinners in people's homes.
Nadia Santini was born
on May 23, 1970
in Italy.
She was crowned the Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef in 2013 by Restaurant Magazine.
Roland Trettl was born
on July 3, 1971
in Bolzano, Italy.
He published the book Culinary High-Flighers 2012 in 2012 and Served: The Truth About The Best Cooks In The World in 2015.
