Le Calandre
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| established = {{Start date|1981}}
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| current-owner = Rafaele Alajmo & Massimiliano Alajmo
| previous-owner = Erminio Alajmo and Rita Chimetto
| head-chef = Massimiliano Alajmo
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| food-type = Contemporary Italian
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| rating = {{Michelin stars|3}}
| street-address = Via Liguria, 1
| city = Sarmeola di Rubano
| county = Province of Padua
| state = Veneto
| postcode = 35030
| country = Italy
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Le Calandre is a restaurant in the village of Sarmeola di Rubano {{Convert|6|km|mi|sigfig=2}} west of Padua, Italy.{{r|timeout2008}}{{r|FinancialTimes}}
History
Opened in 1981 by Erminio Alajmo and his wife Rita Chimetto,{{r|0l1Yb}} the restaurant gained its first Michelin star in 1992 with Chimetto as chef de cuisine.{{r|7SFkT}} Their son, Massimiliano Alajmo, took over the restaurant in 1994,{{r|Mesplède2004}} and only two years later in December 1996, the restaurant gained its second star and the then 22-year-old Alajmo became the youngest chef with two Michelin stars.{{r|a7KMX}}
When the restaurant gained its third Michelin star in November 2002, an award only given to "exceptional cuisine with distinctive dishes, precisely executed using superlative ingredients, and worth a special journey",{{r|Wazir2015}} Alajmo at the age of 28 became the youngest three-star Michelin chef of all time.{{r|FoodWine}}{{r|oXAIF}} Le Calandre has retained their three Michelin stars ever since.{{r|Hr1yz}}
Recognition
The restaurant has consistently been voted among The World's 50 Best Restaurants every year since 2006,{{r|cL02V}}{{r|AxP0f}} and is ranked as number 29 on Restaurant's 2017 list.{{r|a6ubt}}{{r|vanityfair}} Forbes included Le Calandre on their list of "The 16 Coolest Places To Eat In 2016".{{r|xtiOt}}{{r|5J83m}}
Le Calandre has been described as "one of Italy's most cutting-edge restaurants",{{r|Macdonald2012}} that "is consistently judged by major restaurant critics as one of the two or three best restaurants in the country.",{{r|Fodor's2011}} and Head Chef Alajmo has earned the nickname "The Mozart of the stoves" (Il Mozart dei fornelli).{{r|FoodWine}}{{r|weSVZ}}{{r|H1x47}} Food critic Andy Hayler in his review of a 2012 visit to Le Calandre, concluded by saying: "This was a genuinely memorable meal, one of the best I have eaten. This is truly a restaurant at the pinnacle of culinary achievement.",{{r|VgF9K}} and concluded his review the following year by saying: "Le Calandre is without doubt one of the top restaurants of the world."{{r|xbxPZ}}
In 2010, Le Calandre underwent a major refurbishment, and abandoned the use of white tablecloths for raw wooden tables.{{r|Pyplu}}{{r|tvDS5}}{{r|re0Bn}}
References
External links
- {{Official|https://www.alajmo.it/}}
{{Restaurants in Italy}}
Category:Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy
Category:Italian companies established in 1981
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