Andrea Accordi
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Andrea Accordi is an Italian chef working in Percorso Restaurant in Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace Saint-Petersburg. He became the first chef to receive the Michelin star in Eastern Europe.{{Cite web|title=Andrea Accordi|url=https://press.fourseasons.com/bangkok/hotel-team/andrea-accordi.html/|access-date=14 January 2021|website=Four Seasons Press Room|language=en}}
Career
Accordi began his career in Mantua in northern Italy. He then spent some time in London, Switzerland, and Saint Tropez. He received his first Michelin star as the chef of Villa La Vedetta in Florence (Italy). In 2007 he moved to Prague, where in 2008 he received his second Michelin star, the first Michelin star awarded in the so-called Eastern Bloc.{{Cite web|title=Andrea Accordi: signature Italian cuisine in Prague|url=https://italiasquisita.net/en/posts/andrea-accordi-signature-italian-cuisine-in-prague|access-date=14 January 2021|website=italiasquisita.net|language=en}} He won further stars in 2009 and 2010, making his third and fourth career stars.{{cite news |url=http://ekonomika.idnes.cz/restaurace-allegro-znovu-obhajila-michelinskou-hvezdu-pip-/ekonomika.aspx?c=A100316_091730_ekonomika_spi|title=Restaurace Allegro znovu obhájila michelinskou hvězdu |work=idnes.cz|publisher=Mladá fronta DNES|date=16 March 2010|accessdate=10 February 2012|language=Czech}} His work in Prague was due to end in October 2011, when he planned to move to Saint Petersburg as a chief in first Four Seasons hotel in Russia. He was appointed as CEO of Four Seasons hotel in Bangkok in 2019.{{Cite web|last=Net|first=Hospitality|title=Andrea Accordi has been appointed Executive Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River|url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/appointment/79018608.html|access-date=14 January 2021|website=Hospitality Net|language=en-us}}
Awards
- Michelin star (Villa Le Vedetta) Florence
- Michelin star (Allegro) Prague
References
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Sources
- [http://ihned.cz/3-23288350-allegro-000000_d-c5 Andrea Accordi (cz)]
- [http://www.radio.cz/en/section/one-on-one/andrea-accordi-the-chef-who-was-awarded-pragues-first-michelin-star Andrea Accordi – the chef who was awarded Prague's first Michelin star]
- Michelin Guide: Main cities of Europe 2008, Prague
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Category:Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants
Category:Businesspeople from Prague
Category:Italian chief executives
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