Great statement for Italian haute cuisine in the The best chef awards 2022 which took place at Madrid. If the crown remains firmly on the head of the provocative Madrid chef Dabiz Munoz, enfant terrible of Spanish cuisine 3 Michelin Stars who wins the prestigious award for the second time with his DiverXO, followed by two other sacred monsters of world catering such as René Redzepi and Joan Roca, Italy puts fifteen flags in the ranking of top 100 world chefs (last year he had conquered 11) and his standard-bearer is called Massimo Bottura of the Osteria Francescana in Modena, twice winner of The World's Best Restaurant which is firmly placed in fourth place, followed in 14th place by Niko Romito and on the 17th from Riccardo Camanini of Lido 84, which this year also entered the top ten of World's 50 Best Restaurants 2022
Then we find Paolo Casagrande (26th), Mauro Uliassi (30th), Enrico Crippa (32nd), Giuseppe Iannotti (37th), then Antonia Klugmann in 58th place, Floriano Pellegrino in 59th, Felix Lo Basso in 68th, at 75th Diego Rossi, Moreno Cedroni was therefore placed in 79th place followed by Domenico Marotta (83rd), Norbert Niederkofler 89th and Stefano Baiocco 99th.
The surprise: Diego Rossi of the Trattoria Trippa in Milan surpasses starred chefs
The great surprise of two new entries leaps to the eye, that of Diego rossi Milanese of Trippa restaurant in Milan a real exploit, which places him in front of great chefs and starred chefs such as Moreno Cedroni, Norbert Niederkofler and Stefano Baiocco, and that of Felix LoBasso, Apulian patron of Lo Basso Home&Restaurant in Milan, 1 Michelin Star.
Finally, great recognition also for Frank Pepe, of the legendary Pepe in Grani pizzeria in Caserta which received the special prize The Best Chef Pizza Award defined «A patron saint of pizza».
Founded in 2015 by Polish neuroscientist Joanna Slusarczyk and Italian gastronome Cristian Gadau, The Best Chef presents itself as “a vibrant global community of food enthusiasts. A project dedicated to celebrating the many talented chefs who create the best food experiences around the world, as well as being a global family of like-minded people sharing culinary adventures. A common space where the old guard shares the core of the craft with the next generation, which in turn inspires new ways of thinking”.
The best chef 2022: the complex process of voting for an award that looks to the new generations
The voting process is quite complex. Firstly, there is a shortlist of 200 candidates. These include 100 “fresh faces” and the Top 100 from the previous edition which are automatically re-nominated. The 100 new faces are selected through a group of 150 anonymous professionals who through their travels scour the world and discover talents.
Professionals include food journalists, critics, bloggers, photographers, and other notables with extensive knowledge of fine dining. They're all industry experts, and their picks for each of the fresh faces come with an explanation of why they recommend them.
The shortlist of all 200 nominated chefs is announced each year at the end of April. The final Top 100 from the 200 shortlist is created from the votes of the 150 pros. According to a concept – say the organizers – which aims to showcase chefs, where they can pay homage to their peers” and therefore the group of professionals has a lower voting power. The votes of the chefs constitute 70% of the final result; the votes of the professionals make up 30% of the final results. This way, the chefs can influence the list more.
Voting is via a secure online poll where each member is sent a unique link with a simple voting process. Each person can vote for 10 chefs, choosing from a drop-down list and the scoring system is 10 – 100. Voting begins in early May with a one-month window to vote.
The Top 100 of The Best Chef Awards 2022
1 David Munoz
2 Rene Redzepi
3 Joan Roca
4 Massimo Bottura
5 Adoni Luis Aduriz
6 Bjorn Frantzen
7 Enjoy
8 Alain Passard
9 Ana Roš
10 Alex Atala
11 Rasmus Munk
12 Rasmus Kofoed
13 Angel Leon
14 Niko Romito
15 Virgil Martinez
16Grant Achatz
17 Riccardo Camanini
18 Eneko Atxa
19 Victor Arguinzoniz
20 Anne-Sophie Pic
21 Andreas Caminada
22 Mauro Colagreco
23 Yannick Alleno
24 Dominique Crenn
25 Dan Barber
26 Paul Casagrande
27 Rudolph Guzman
28 Julien Royer
29 Yoshihiro Narisawa
30 Mauro Uliassi
31 Cesar Ramirez
32 Enrico Crippa
33 Quique Dacosta
34 Christian Bau
35 Clare Smith
36 Paco Roncero
37 Jonnie Boer
38 Diego Guerrero
39 Eric Wildgaard
40 Heston Blumenthal
41 Javier & Sergio Torres
42 Martin Berasategui
43 Paco Morales
44 Korey Lee
45 Alexandre Mazzia
46 Alberto Landgraf
47 Giuseppe Iannotti
48 Manu Buffara
49 Daniel Humm
50 Pia Leon
51 Marco Müller
52 Nick Brill
53 Emmanuel Renault
54 Arnaud Donckele
55 Mingoo Kang
56 Dan i Garcia
57 Jorge Vallejo
58 Antonia Klugmann
59 Floriano Pellegrino
60 Bruno Verjus
61 Agustin Balbi
62 Hans Neuner
63 Joris Bijdendijk
64 Sven Elverfeld
65 Helene Darroze
66 Himanshu Saini
67 Hiroyasu Kawate
68 Felix Lo Basso
69 Leonor Espinosa
70 Henrique Sa' Pessoa
71 Tristin Farmer
72 Natsuko Shoji
73 Elena Reygadas
74 Vicky Lau
75 Diego Rossi
76 Gertde Mangeeler
77 Gareth Ward
78 Josh Niland
79 Moreno Cedroni
80 Jose Avillez
81 Yusuke Takada
82 Karim Lopez
83 Dominic Marotta
84 Santiago Lastra
85 Paulo Airaudo
86 Alvaro Clavijo
87 Paco Perez
88 Dong Zhenxiang
89 Norbert Niederkofler
90 Peter Gossens
91Jeremy Chan
92 Przemysław Klima
93 Tala Bashmi
94 Atsushi Tanaka
95 Jaime Pesaque
96 Martina Puigvert, Fina Puigdevall
97 Vicky Cheng
98 Debora Fadul
99 Stefano Baiocco
100 Helena Rizzo
The Best Chef Awards. The other prizes
Best pizza maker in the world Franco Pepe.
Rising Star Award: Jessica Rosval of Casa Maria Luigia in Modena
Dining Experience Award: Anne-Sophie Pic
Innovation Award: Josh Niland
Pastry Award: Antonio Bachour
Pristine Award: Ana Roš
FoodArt Award: Natsuko Shoji
Legend Award: Pierre Koffmann
Gourmet Award: Dabiz Munoz
Science Award: Andoni Luis Aduriz
Voted by Professionals Award: Dabiz Munoz
