One of the most fascinating men in Italy
Talent, beauty and passion: that's how it was and how it became
Today it is one of the best known and appreciated faces of the Italian gastronomic panorama, but it has not always been like this. In his photos of some time ago that they are still in circulation is almost unrecognizable. Son of art, passionate about cooking and gastronomy, father, husband and successful television celebrities. At 45 he boasts a sequel made of people of all kinds and of all ages since he collects over 2 million followers only on Instagram. Did you understand who we are talking about? By Alessandro Borghese! And if you want to discover something more about the life of him and deprived of him, you are definitely in the right place.
California and ships
Alessandro Borghese was born in San Francisco, California, on November 19, 1976. He is the son of Barbara Bouchet - the famous actress of the seventies - and the entrepreneur and producer Luigi Borghese, of Neapolitan origins. After graduating fromAmerican Overseas School of Rome He is embarked on him to work as dishwasher on ships and has remained for three years. Like so many other colleagues, he has chosen to make a tiring apprenticeship to learn as much as possible before starting to walk on his legs as chef.
The accident on the Achille Lauro
In these years of work at sea there have been no accidents. The most dangerous, which has nothing to do with cuisine and knives, saw him shipwrecked off the Somale coast. On December 2, 1994, at the age of 18, he found himself survived on a raft after the shipwreck of the transatlantic Achille Lauro and remained at sea for three days before being saved.
TV
Alessandro Borghese is one of the faces of the most well -known catering world at national and international level, especially thanks to TV. He participated for the first time in a television program in the distant 2004, as a judge of the showCortesies for guests, together with Chiara Tonelli and Roberto Ruspoli. He then ledThe Ost,Out of menu,Chefs and flames, before leaving the helm to Simone Rugiati,Chef for one dayBut the real television fame came with the program4 restaurants, withCooks of Italy and withMastechef JuniorThe latest television labors of him, in order of time, areGame of Talents, a Sky program conducted together with Mara Maionchi and Frank Matano eCelebrity Chef, a culinary race shot in his Milan restaurant.
The carreer
As we said, the last program aired was shot in his Milan restaurantAB - The luxury of simplicity, which is located in the most avant -garde area of the city, on the first floor of a building signed by Gio Ponti. A peculiarity that can only be found in metropolis like New York. Also, just last June, anotherAB - The luxury of simplicity He opened on the Grand Canal in Venice, on the ground floor of Palazzo Ca 'Vendramin Calergi, the sixteenth century building where the oldest casino in the world is located, founded in the seventeenth century.
The family
In 2009, Alessandro Borghese married Wilma Oliviero, the Campania girl from Telese Terme who worked as a valley in the program of the ninetiesOk the price is right! And that today manages the AB Normal, the company that deals with all Alexander's activities, from TV to restaurants. The two had two daughters, Arizona - born in 2012 - and Alexandra, a few years smaller.
A third unknown child
In more than one interview, Borghese said he had a son at a young age of whom he did not know anything for many years. Son of him, who is today a boy, lives abroad and has no close contacts with his father, who, however, takes care of him only legally.
A rock life ...
Borghese loves to travel a lot, the art of tattoos, listen to rock music and everything that revolves around the world of this musical genre. He is known to have a very affable and nice character, but the robustness and energy of rock have always passionate him.
... and its cats
Alessandro is also a true enthusiast of animals and not only for his cuisine. He has a particular love for cats, especially for Exotic Shorthair. He has 3, Tokyo, Crystale and Savannah, 3 members of the bourgeois family who, of course, are on Instagram!