Modena superchef Massimo Bottura and
Abruzzo chef Niko Romito came joint top in the 34th and latest
rankings of Italy's best cooks and restaurants by the
prestigious Gambero Rosso guide.
Bottura, 61, runs the Osteria Francescana eatery in the historic
centre of the Emilian city, twice voted world's best restaurant
by The World's 50 Best Restaurants guide.
Romito, 50, runs the Reale restuarnat at his native Castel di
Sangro in Abruzzo.
Rome's famed La Pergola chef Heinz Beck and Enrcio Crippa, who
runs the Piazza Duomo eatery at Alba in Piedmont, came lose
behind the top two, all with the prestigious three forks award,
while veteran Umbrian chef Gianfranco Vissani, once considered
the dean of Italian chefs, lost a fork and slippe dout of the
top rankings.
This year's guide gave three forks to 47 eateries across the Bel
Paese, compared to 44 last year.
There were seven new entries, five in the north and two in the
south: Guido di Serralunga in Alba, l'Antica Corona Reale at
Cervere, Del Cambio in Turin, l'Atelier Moessmer Norbert
Niederkofler at Brunico, lHarry's Piccolo in Trieste; and in
southern Italy Kresios at Telese Terme in Campania and the Pashà
at Conversano in Puglia.
Overall, northern Italy continued to dominate the standings.
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