Ranked as one of the world’s best chefs, Massimo Bottura will host an extraordinary 4-day gourmet cooking and culinary dining experience in Modena, Italy. Guests from around the world will have a unique opportunity not only to be treated to a private dinner at Bottura’s 3-Michelin-star restaurant Osteria Francescana but they will also be joined by Massimo Bottura for a private masterclass.
Food and travel are two of life’s greatest indulgences. Spending time with celebrated Chef Massimo Bottura whilst learning from the Master himself is priceless beyond words.
Here is a rare opportunity to attend an unmatched, immersive gourmet cooking and culinary experience in Modena in Italy hosted by Michelin-starred Chef Massimo Bottura. The culinary visionary behind one of the world’s best restaurants, Osteria Francescana, Chef Massimo Bottura, is the perfect person to offer expert guidance on the flavours of Modena and Emilia-Romagna. This 4-night culinary experience provides a wonderful opportunity to hear insights into his beautiful world of culinary creations, values around ethical cooking, respect for mother nature and his passion for social change.
The chef’s three-starred Michelin restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, has been named the world’s best restaurant twice and attracts gourmets from all over the world who book one of its tables months in advance. But while Massimo Bottura’s approach to edible art is rooted firmly in Italy’s Slow Food heritage, his hands, body and mind are constantly in motion as he dreams of new ways to condense his many passions “into edible mouthfuls”.
As one of the world’s leading influencers on the gastronomy scene, Chef Massimo Bottura will share through a masterclass his passion and journey of creativity to feed people with emotion in an intimate setting with a small number of guests. You are guaranteed a private dining experience at Osteria Francescana, voted the best restaurant in the world, and also at Bottura’s new dining experience, “Francescana at Maria Luigia”, with an open kitchen and communal tables in the countryside.
The experience is hosted in the Modenese countryside at Massimo’s and his wife’s glorious boutique country inn, Casa Maria Luigia. As expected from top world chef Massimo Bottura, the emphasis here is on truly memorable food. Pair that with a mix of contemporary art, jazz, lush gardens and local Lambrusco, in a stylishly relaxed atmosphere, and you have a winner.
Experiencing a culinary scene hands-on goes far beyond simply dining at Michelin-starred restaurants. Get ready to explore the world from a whole new perspective with critically acclaimed Chef Massimo Bottura on this unique culinary journey for a select few.
HOST: Massimo Bottura
DESTINATION: Modena, Eemilia-Romagna, Italy
STAY: 4 days / 3 nights
DATES: 3 – 6 May 2022 and 2 – 6 November 2022
PRICES: Starting from €9,235 per person incl. VAT
MAX GUESTS: Limited to 23 guests
PRIVATE GROUPS: Upon request.
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Experience Modena and the art of gastronomy through Chef Massimo Bottura’s eyes and taste buds
Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy, is a gourmet paradise renowned for many of world’s most prized foods – Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, Aceto Balsamico. This is where eating and drinking exceedingly well is part of everyday life.
This culinary region with gastronomic traditions is also home to Massimo Bottura, who catapulted Italy’s Modena to worldwide gastronomic glory when he opened his Osteria Francescana in 1995, showcasing his avant-garde take on traditional Italian cuisine.
On this 4-day immersive gourmet cooking and hosted culinary experience – co-curated with the luxury travel company Satopia Travel – you will be granted unheard-of access to not only Massimo Bottura’s kitchens but his mind.
Enjoy Bottura’s warm hospitality on a 4-day travel experience designed entirely around Massimo’s culinary art and creations and the regional culture of Emilia-Romagna.
Bottura’s creative mastery of Italian cooking allow him to reimagine ingredients from the local Emilia-Romagna region with flair, including exciting taste, texture, and colour combinations.
Wonderful produce and the patina of cultural influences in food give Modena a distinct culinary DNA. Take that foundation and add the passionate creativity of Massimo Bottura’ and you will get a new kind of excitement and culinary excellence.
Unforgettable culinary experiences
Guests will gain exclusive access to the culinary world according to Massimo Bottura; his inspiration, producers, expertise and insights, all fuelled by his immense creativity and passion. This is a unique culinary experience in an authentically stunning setting, where world-class cooking, eating and hospitality take centre stage.
The carefully curated 4-day event is filled with culinary experiences for all senses, including:
MASTERCLASS WITH CHEF MASSIMO BOTTURA: This private masterclass is designed around Chef Massimo’s culinary art and creations and the regional culture of Emilia Romagna. You will also get a glimpse behind-the-scenes into how a 3-Michelin-Star chef operates the fine-dining backstage where the magic happens.
PRIVATE DINNER AT OSTERIA FRANCESCANA: Ranked as one of the best restaurants in the world, experience Italian gourmet cooking at its finest at Osteria Francescana. Massimo Bottura’s tells his story here – a tale of creativity and passion, the new and the classic, the unique and the surprising, all presented with flair. Here, creative cooking excites and inspires emotions, like a piece of art. Dining at Osteria Francescana is truly a one-of-a-kind experience that is almost too magical to be believed.
APERITIVO & PRIVATE DINNER AT FRANCESCANA: This private dining experience takes place in a turn of the century carriage house that has been transformed into a stunning dining room with an open kitchen, contemporary artwork and views of the surrounding countryside. The meal is not only outstanding but also a mouthwatering experience.
HOMBRE PARMIGIANO REGGIANO: Enjoy a guided tour of Hombre Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Organic Farm, a true gem of traditional cheese producer. Here you can witness artisan cheese craftsmanship and also sample the region’s finest cheeses.
LEARN TO MAKE TORTELLINI WITH MODENA GRANDMOTHERS: Enjoy a cooking class where the grandmothers of Modena will teach the age-old art of tortellini making. While doing so, you will support Tortellante, the social enterprise initiative that helps young people with special needs through learning new skills and providing local restaurants with delicious fresh pasta. Everything at Tortellante is done under the direction of Chef Massimo Bottura and his wife Lara Gilmore, who often participate in the activities themselves.
LUNCH AT MASERATI MUSEUM: Enjoy a glorious Emilia-Romagna lunch at the Maserati Museum, catered on-site especially for the guests.
Your host: Masterchef Massimo Bottura
Massimo Bottura embodies the role of chef, storyteller, and artist, weaving narratives into his dishes by breaking traditions and innovating with ingredients. His passion for Modena and Italy and his unstinting search for quality and excellence are on display in everything he does.
Chef Massimo Bottura is, without a doubt, one of the foremost ambassadors of modern Italian cuisine. From his first trattoria — Trattoria del Campazzo — on the outskirts of Modena in 1986, where he worked with ‘rezdora’ Lidia Cristoni, who shared the art of authentic pasta-making, to an apprenticeship under Chef Georges Coigny. Here, Bottura formed a culinary foundation that combined regional Italian cooking and classical French training. He further refined his style under legendary Alain Ducasse at Le Louis XV in Monte Carlo.
In 1995, Bottura opened his Osteria Francescana in Modena’s historic centre, where he blended his creative take on Italian cuisine with cutting-edge contemporary art and design, bringing a modern aesthetic to the junction of tradition and innovation. Another formative experience – this time under legendary Ferran Adrià – encouraged Bottura to continue pushing the boundaries in his cuisine. Over the last ten years, Bottura has worked to do just that, creating dishes such as “Five Ages of Parmigiano Reggiano in different textures and temperatures” that showcase his maturity as an innovator, as well as his respect for his ingredients.
Three Michelin stars and a first-place ranking in San Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list cement Bottura’s status as one of the world’s foremost visionary chefs. His style of cooking is harmonious and genuine, in tune with the seasons and the land and well-balanced between tradition and modernity that does not follow trends but only itself. The dishes are full of finesse, with a strong identity, inviting and evoking contemplation of history, territory, and flavour.
Culinary inspirations: Exploring Emilia-Romagna, Italy’s land of slow food and fast cars
For food lovers, the Emilia-Romagna region is a gourmet’s paradise. It is the gastronomically richest region in what, for many, is the world’s best food country. This lush and fertile region is considered the epicentre of Italian cuisine. The list of treasured foods the region produces forms the backbone of much of what we think of as Italian cooking – Parmigiano Reggiano, balsamic vinegar, sparkling red Lambrusco wine, prosciutto, porcini and other mushrooms, and well-known pasta like lasagne, tagliatelle and tortellini.
Emilia-Romagna, the Land of Motors, is known as “Motor Valley”, a playground for racing and motor enthusiasts. It is the region with the world’s highest concentration of car and motorcycle luxury brands. There are just so many places that nurture this passion for motors in the area. From the famous racetracks of Imola and Misano to the factories of famous race car and motorbike brands, such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Dallara, Ducati, to the museum and collections, such as the museum dedicated to “Sic”, Marco Simoncelli, right up to minimoto, go-kart and motocross tracks.
Your stay: A glorious country house where you will enjoy art, culture, the Emilia Romagna region and foremost, the stunning cuisine
Your stay will be at Casa Maria Luigia, an exquisite 18th-Century country house nestled in the hills of Emilia-Romagna and surrounded by the agricultural landscape of the countryside of Modena. Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore, partners in life and business, acquired the property with the intention of extending the art of hospitality beyond the doors of Osteria Francescana, and where they can share their passion for art, music and food in a new form, from the heart of Emilia-Romagna.
