Biography of Antonino Cannavacciuolo

April 16, 1975
Antonino Cannavacciuolo was born on April 16, 1975 in Vico Equense, near Naples. He began working in 1992 in Sorrento, the Hotel Restaurant "Vesuvio", and two years later he moved to the restaurant "San Vincenzo", always in the same city. In 1995 Antonino moves to the North, in the province of Novara, first comes into the kitchen of the Hotel restaurant "San Rocco" the town of Orta San Giulio, then moves to a few kilometers in the Hotel Restaurant "Landing" of Pettenasco. In 1998 back to the South, and was chosen by the Grand Hotel "Quisisana". Since 1999 Antonino Cannavacciuolo, after serving briefly service at the Hotel restaurant "La Sonrisa" of Saint Anthony, in Naples, becomes chef owner and Manager (along with his wife Cinzia Primatesta), the restaurant Hotel "Villa Crespi in Orta San Giulio," set in a Moorish palace dating back to the late 19th century: it includes a restaurant with 50 places associated with "Le Soste" and "Les Grandes Tables du Monde" , and a luxury four star hotel, 14 rooms including suites and DeLuxe rooms, one Small Luxury Hotel.
Later, there are still abroad experiences: in the spring of 2000, for example, Antonino works in Illerhausen, in France, at the "Auberge de l'Ile", which has three Michelin stars, while in the autumn of that year he had the opportunity to closely observe the cuisine of the restaurant "Buerehiesel" in Strasbourg, always across the Alps, in turn the owner of three star hotel on the famous guide. EvenAntonino Cannavacciuolo, however, is honored by awards: in 2003 gets a Michelin star, but also the three forks that represent the maximum score awarded by Gambero Rosso Guide: also appears as a chef at the "Dinner of 3 forks" which is taken from the most important Italian televisions. For the television channel red shrimp, which is part of the Sky platform, in 2004 he was appointed chef cooking school performer of "Città del Gusto", situated in Rome; his appearances on the small screen is continuing in 2005, when it appears in "taste", the culinary book Tg5.
In 2006 the young chef of Vico Equense join the team of "stars of Piedmont", a team that collects the chefs in the region and which aims to disseminate and raise awareness of the Piedmontese cuisine both in our country and abroad. In this capacity, he has the chance to participate in events such as the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, or the "Grinzane Cavour and" film award. Also in 2006, Antonino Cannavacciuolo won two Michelin stars, while the gastronomic guide of Paolo Massobrio, "Golosario", defines the best of Italy in the "Local-local", assigning it the "Accademia della Cucina". In 2007, after a trip to Tokyo, Japan, in the kitchen of the New Otani Hotel "," WINS "Barolo & Co" and the prize "Duemilavini", which he was awarded the following year. Antonino thus began to become known abroad: in 2008, for example, takes part in an international event in the UAE, "Hyatt Regency", while the following year he was called in Austria, in Salzburg, the "Hangar7".
After receiving the award "best lunch of the year" by the leadership of the "express" and "best restaurant of the year" from the Guide "Bmw", in 2010 Calderon receives from the Guide "dining in" 5 "baci" Bibenda. In 2013, Antonino Cannavacciuolo is chosen by Fox as a protagonist of the Italian version of "Kitchen Nightmares", the program made known worldwide by Gordon Ramsay: its purpose is to help restaurateurs in difficulty get back on their feet. All this, of course, before the cameras.
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