Bruno Barbieri
Bruno Barbieri (born January 12, 1962) is an Italian chef, restaurateur, writer and television personality. 

His grandmother started his love fore food and he began his career on a Cruise ship. Today he is one of the best chefs in Italy, and one of the most popular, with 7 Michelin Stars in 35 years of work and he is the author of popular Italian shows, including MasterChef Italia, and the Celebrity, Junior and All Stars versions with other popular television chefs: Carlo Cracco, Antonino Cannavacciuolo, Joe Bastianich, Giorgio Locatelli, Alessandro Borghese, Lidia Bastianich and Antonia Klugmann, he Is the creator of talent show Bruno Barbieri - 4 hotel, a spin-off of Alessandro Borghese - 4 ristoranti, and he is even invited to popular talk shows.

Biography
He was born in an Italian family, in Emilia-Romagna. In 1979 he works as sous-chef on a cruise ship and he has the possibility to learn new food cultures. An year later he goes back to Italy and he starts to work for restaurants on the sea. Later he works for the restaurant Locanda Solarola, in Castel Guelfo di Bologna, near Bologna. In two years the restaurant takes two Michelin stars. After he works for restaurant Il Trigabolo, in Argenta, Emilia–Romagna, with chef and later friend Igles Corelli. In the 1990s the restaurant receives two Michelin Stars.

In 2002 he opens Arquade, a restaurant in Hotel Villa del Quar-Relais & Châteaux in San Pietro in Cariano, Veneto. In 2006 the restaurant receives two Michelin stars and 3 Gambero Rosso "forks". He leaves the restaurant in July 2010, and he moves to Brazil. In 2016 he opens the new restaurant Fourghetti, in Bologna.

He was even author of a lot of books, including one dedicate to the no-Gluten cuisine, in 2007. In march 2012 he opens in London the new restaurant Cotidie, but in 2013 he leaves it to Marco Tozzi for his work commitments.

Personal life
Barbieri is not married and jelous of his privacy. He had a difficult time with his father because he didn't like the idea of doing the chef.

Awards
Barbieri has received awards.

Locanda Solarola 

 2 Michelin Stars

Trigabolo 

 2 Michelin Stars

Grotta di Brisighella 

 1 Michelin Star

Arquade-Villa  

 2 Michelin Stars  3 Gambero Rosso forks

Restaurants

Television

Bibliography