Zanoni learned everything there is to know about cooking at a very young age thanks to his grandmother. He quickly ended up leaving the small family farm in Salò, near Lake Garda, for London, to pursue his passion for cooking.

 

Simone Zanoni took a leap of faith, and it paid off. At 21, he was spotted by Gordon Ramsay himself and, in a few years, finds himself propelled as Chef of the only three-star Michelin restaurant in London! His mentor then entrusted him at the head of the prestigious Trianon Palace in Versailles. After eight years, he left the Gordon Ramsay galaxy and became the Chef of the George, the Michelin-starred Mediterranean restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris.

 

By reinventing new ways of doing Grande Cuisine, he found immediate success and was awarded a Michelin star. “Our clientele is relaxed and doesn't like the stiff atmosphere of starred restaurants. Neither do I, actually.”

 

Chef Zanoni is quite the tearaway and nothing can stop him on the road to success. During lockdown, he became a social media sensation with Casa Zanoni, daily videos right from his own kitchen full of vitality and warmth where he shared easy and delicious recipes. A brand emerged - the bomba atomica!, followed by books, TV appearances, cooking shows… Nothing stops Simone!

 

Behind the wheels of his Porsches or Ducatis, Simone Zanoni is definitely a 2.0 Chef.