He identified their ability to prepare traditional recipes perfectly, but also their talent of enhancing the flavour of simple ingredients.

He then studied at a hotel school in Lucerne before returning to work at Albergo del Mercato.

Marchesi then worked at the "Ledoyen" in Paris, "Le Chapeau Rouge" in Dijon and "Troisgros" in Roanne.

He opened the Ristorante di Erbusco in the Albereta Hotel where his vision of global cuisine took root and flourished.

His restaurant Gualtiero Marchesi di San Pietro all'Orto in Milan, opened in 1998 and is a mix of traditional cooking and modern technology.

In January 2001, he took over Hostaria dell’Orso, the oldest restaurant in Rome, located in a building dating back to 1400 AD.

When, in June, I became polemical with Michelin I did it to set an example, to alert young people to help them understand that the passion for cooking cannot be subject to a vote.