Giuseppe Mancino
Two Michelin Star Chef of Il Piccolo Principe
Bearleader in Food
About Giuseppe
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Home town | Viareggio
About | Giuseppe Mancino was born in Sarno (Salerno) in 1981 where he attended the Hotel School of Salerno.
His first work experience was in a pizza restaurant as a pizza chef but, due to one too many mistakes, he was moved from the wood-fired oven to the kitchen. It was here, that he learned the basics of traditional Italian cuisine.
After a few years, in 1997, he moved to the Grand Hotel Baglioni in Florence where he got his first taste of international haute cuisine. From 1998 to 2001, he lived on the Etruscan Coast in San Vincenzo where he worked as a chef de partie at the Park Hotel I Lecci, where he formed a friendship with Michelin star chef Rocco Iannone.
In 2001, Giuseppe Mancino worked at Michelin starred Sogno di Angelo in La Spezia, with Chef Davide Raschi. The relationship with Raschi, as well as the one with Iannone, would prove to be decisive for Mancino’s career.
Soon he would be offered the opportunity to join Alain Ducasse’s team at Louis XV in the Principality of Monaco, and soon after he got even more Michelin-star experience in Rocco Iannone’s kitchen at the Capo d’Orso Lighthouse and at the Albereta with Gualtiero Marchesi.
In 2005, he arrived at the kitchen of the Piccolo Principe of the Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte and immediately made a name for himself with his determination and excellence; because under his guidance, the restaurant would become the first one in a hotel in Versilia to acquire a Michelin star in 2008 and the second one in 2014.
The style of Chef Mancino has changed over time from a cuisine with a strong and traditional taste to more refined, light, harmonious creations thanks also to the fusion influence acquired during several trips to Asia, although the local cuisine and unique, one-of-a-kind dishes always stay at the heart of this cooking.
Profession | Two Michelin Star Chef
Achievements | Awarded two Michelin stars and the winner of prestigious awards such as the ‘3 forks’ classification in the Gambero Rosso 2021 Italian Restaurant Guide. Part of the Le Soste Association, founded in 1982 to promote a food and wine culture of the highest level. Giuseppe is also involved in several important gastronomic events including the annual Celebrity Chef at Forte Village, but he also humbly takes care of the most vulnerable to whom he has dedicated numerous charitable initiatives, especially during the pandemic, in collaboration with Caritas and other associations operating in the voluntary sector.
Instagram | @grandhotelprincipedipiemonte, @restaurantepiccoloprincipe, @mancino_g
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