Celebrity chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo has recieved his third Michelin star for his restaurant near Novara in Piedmont, raising the number of Italian restaurants that have gained the coveted recognition and joined the top rank of world cuisine to 12.
The Masterchef star won the accolade for his Villa Crespi eatery in Orta San Giulio.
"Chef Cannavacciuolo puts his heart into his dishes but also technique, equilibrium and an aesthetic precision that are translated into pure emotion for the guest," said the director of the Michelin Italia guide, Sergio Lovrinovich.
Cannavacciuolo joins 11 other Italian establishments which already have the guide's top mark, signifying that a detour would be worth the gourmand’s while.
They are:
Piazza Duomo at Alba (Cuneo), Da Vittorio at Brusaporto (Bergamo), St. Hubertuso at San Cassiano (Bolzano), Le Calandre at Rubano (Padua), Dal Pescatore at Canneto sull'Oglio (Mantua), Osteria Francescana at Modena, Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, La Pergola in Roma, Reale at Castel di Sangro (L'Aquila), Mauro Uliassi at Senigallia (Ancona), and Enrico Bartolini at the Mudec in Milan.
In total, the 68th edition of the Michelin Guide lit up the Italian peninsula with 38 fresh stars.
