Conceived and edited by Phaidon editors. Massimo Botturais the chef patron of Osteria Francescana, a three Michelin star restaurant based in Modena, Italy. Massimo grew up in Modena and developed an interest in cooking from a young age after watching his mother, grandmother and aunt in the kitchen preparing family meals. In 1986 he left a law degree to open his first restaurant and subsequently went on to develop his love of food with stages for Alain Ducasse at Louis XV in Monte Carlo and Ferran Adria at elbulli. He opened Osteria Francescana in 1995. He is the author of several bestselling cookbooks for Phaidon, including Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef.
Visual humor runs throughout ... [The Kitchen Studio] is more about ideas than recipes - Publishers Weekly A visual and culinary delight. - Fine Dining Lovers Part cookbook and part art tome... there's something for everybody - Cool Hunting Whether you think cooking is an art or a craft, you'll snag a little inspiration from this book - Plate