Chef Daniele Persegani

Chef Daniele Persegani, born in Cremona in 1972, is an Italian chef and television host.

Chef Daniele Persegani, born in Cremona and raised by grandparents who were also chefs. He learned to cook at an early age by watching his mother work and practicing with fresh ingredients he found around the city for soon-to-be-popular recipes that would be passed down through the generations making this man an exceptional chef!
As you can already tell, I'm not talking about just any person when it comes to preparing food; instead we're dealing with someone whose roots lie in the history of Italian cuisine, so it's no surprise that what might come out of your mouth tastes delicious.

Chef Daniele Persegani, a Cremonese TV host and chef of Italian origin, is a force to be reckoned with. He started working in his family's restaurant at an early age, where he learned how important it is for food to come before anything else in life, including fame and money!

Chef Daniele Persegani

chef Daniele Persegani

Passionate about cooking since childhood thanks to the time spent in his grandmother's tavern, Daniele graduated from the Hotel Institute of Salsomaggiore Terme in 1991. At the same time, from the age of 14 for seven consecutive years, he worked on the Romagna Riviera as a chef.

A Castelvetro Piacentino opened a restaurant with his sister Nicoletta, the Osteria del Pescatore, where the pasta is still made by hand and the broth is prepared with three types of meat.

chef Daniele Persegani

After graduating from the Hotel Institute of Salsomaggiore Terme, Persegani also became teacher. From 2010 to 2015 he was one of the pillars of the channel AliceTv, abandoned in 2016 to participate in La Prova del Cuoco.

In addition to having a restaurant, Persegani is a consultant for a multinational that produces catering machinery.

In 2010 he was nutrition consultant and chef for Casa Azzurri, role which he reconfirmed in 2014 on the occasion of the World Cup.

In 2014, according to the ranking drawn up by Agrodolce, he was placed in 30th place among the most searched chefs on the web.

We report below what the Chef Daniele Persegani revealed to us.

chef Daniele Persegani

• Where does your passion for cooking come from?

My passion was born thanks to my grandmother who imprinted on both me and my sister. A passion for food and cooking.

He had such an amazing way with spices that I have tried many of his recipes over the years, but one in particular stands out: "Spice Cake".
A delicious cake made completely of different seasonings like cinnamon or nutmeg mixed together; This recipe always left me wanting to eat more!

It shows me and my sister smiling proudly as we hold what we believe to be our first baked cookie in the kitchen where Grandma taught us how to make it best! As children, whenever anyone came to dinner or family gatherings they were always treated to mouth-watering food prepared by young chefs who knew how to use an essential ingredient like no other: love.

• What was your educational background?

I studied and trained at the hotel institute in Salsomaggiore Terme where I still teach.

• What feeling did you feel being the consultant and chef of the Italian national team during the 2012 World Cup?

To be precise, I worked for 10 years in Casa Azzurri which is the headquarters where sponsors, media and FIGC gravitate. Starting from 2004 in Portugal and ending in 2014 in Brazil. Therefore, I was the chef who took care of the catering of Casa Azzurri and not of the team, who in any case were sometimes guests for lunch or dinner.

• How was it for you to work for the television program “La prova del Cuoco”?And what rewards did it give you?

Before the chef's test I spent almost 6 years alongside Franca Rizzi in Casa Alice. The Prova del cuoco and Antonella welcomed me as if I were already part of that big family, a truly pleasant environment.

• What are your future plans?

For the future, in September I will start a new television experience but at the moment I can't reveal where yet.... a bit of suspense !!!!!

We can only wish the Chef good luck for his future projects!!!