2021 GR8 Case Studies

Once Upon a Kitchen
CHEF MASSIMO BOTTURA - one of TIME magazine’s “most
influential people of 2019,” and whose restaurant, Osteria
Francescana, in Modena, Italy, topped the “World’s 50 Best”
rankings in 2018 after previously being named No. 1 in 2016 -- was
joined on stage throughout the night by his fellow chefs for
demonstrations and explanations about the origins of the dishes.
Bottura has been participating in Once Upon a Kitchen since its
inception in 2016. His not-for-profit cultural organization, Food for
Soul, which was created by him and his wife, Lara Gilmore, was the
charitable partner of this year’s event. Throughout the night, Bottura
put an added emphasis on creating and sustaining community
kitchens worldwide and feeding people in great need. He served two
of his most iconic dishes: “Caesar Salad in Bloom” (adorned with
colorful blossoms) and the widely lauded “Modenese Tortellini with
Parmigiano Reggiano,” complete with 36-month-aged Parmigiano
Reggiano and shavings of Angelozzi white truffle from the Sibillini
Apennine Mountains.