It is also a "Private restaurant": you can rent the place for private dinner and events or they can offer catering and chef at home service. The project is driven by a dedicated collaboration between the world renown Florentine D.O.C. Chef Benedetta Vitali and two young Florentine aficionados dedicated to preserving their Tuscan heritage: Paolo Dellafiore and Giorgio Pinto. Chef Benedetta Vitali p
uts her signature on the philosophy and culinary culture transmitted in The Food Studio as head chef and program coordinator. Her decades of experience and natural talent are the heart of the studio and is what makes our courses so special. Benedetta is internationally recognized as one of Florence’s most successful chefs having started iconic restaurants such as Cibreo and Zibibbo. She has also published various successful cook books including the James Beard awarded Sofritto. Benedetta has now dedicated herself to passing the torch and “sharing the wealth” offering you the opportunity to inherit a piece of the vast Tuscan culinary patrimony in our exclusive location. Paolo comes from an international background having lived in both the U.S and the UK working with travel companies whilst Giorgio after completing his studies in Philosophy has dedicated himself to his great passion, cooking, by working side by side some of the greats in the kitchens of various well known Florentine restaurants. The union of Paolo’s international experience, Giorgio’s cooking skills and Benedetta’s exceptional talent results in the triumphant Food Studio. A special place where food becomes an historically important artistic expression.