Karime López
Karime López | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Chef |
Karime López (born 1982) is a Mexican chef working in Italy. In 2019, while helming the kitchen at Gucci Osteria in Florence, Italy, she became the first female chef from Mexico to help her restaurant earn a Michelin star. That same year, she was named Italy's Female Chef of the Year.
Biography
Karime López was born in Mexico City in 1982.[1] López first learned about cooking at home as a child, helping her mother prepare family meals at home in Querétaro, Mexico.[2]
Culinary education
At age 18, López moved to Paris to study art. While in Paris, her attention shifted from art to culinary arts.[3] In 2005, López moved to Seville, Spain to train as a chef.[4] After her studies, she apprenticed under Santi Santamaria and later at top restaurants, including Can Fabes, Mugaritz, Pujol and Noma.[4] López later described the challenges of pursuing a chef's career as a woman, and the difficulty of making sacrifices to travel far from home to learn from the world's top chefs.[5]
Gucci Osteria
In 2017, López moved to Modena, Italy where her husband, Takahiko Kondo was the sous chef at Osteria Francescana.[4] In 2018, Massimo Bottura offered her the position as head chef of Gucci Osteria in Florence.[6] In 2019, the Michelin Guide awarded one star to Gucci Osteria.[4][7] With the recognition, López became the first Mexican woman to lead a Michelin starred kitchen.[2][8][9] In 2019, López was named Italy's Female chef of the year.[4]
In 2022, Kondo joined López as co-head chef at Gucci Osteria, where the couple focused on dishes crafted with local produce.[10][11][12] In 2023, López was awarded as the best Chef of Distinction Abroad by Mexico's National Chamber of Restaurants and Seasoned Foods, a national industry body representing the Mexican restaurant industry.[13]
References
- ↑ "La prima donna chef messicana a ricevere una stella Michelin lavora in Italia". CiboToday (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- 1 2 Anand (8 March 2020). "Karime López is first female Mexican chef to win Michelin star". WORLDCHEFS. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "The Chef's Table: Karime Lopez, Of Gucci Osteria". Citizen Femme. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mayr, Nicole (12 October 2022). "Karime Lopez – Why the future of gastronomy should be more female". www.ktchnrebel.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Chavez, Natalia (8 May 2024). "Dónde come y bebe Karime López, chef de Gucci Osteria Florencia". Mex Best (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Brincat, Ivan (24 June 2022). "Karime Lopez and how she shaped Gucci Osteria into what it is today". Food and Wine Gazette. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Karime López es la primera chef mexicana en obtener una estrella Michelin | Consejo de la Comunicación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Copeland, Cody (12 November 2019). "Karime López is first female Mexican chef to win Michelin star". Mexico News Daily. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Mexican chef Karime López is awarded a Michelin Star". El Universal (in Spanish). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Téllez, Aldair (12 December 2023). "Karime López: La cocina mexicana emprende un viaje hacia "Nuevas Memorias"". GQ (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Karime López: la mexicana que lidera Gucci Osteria en Florencia". ELLE (in European Spanish). 1 August 2024. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Galamini, Raffaella (31 July 2023). "Gucci Osteria, la chef Karime Lopez: "La mia vita tra arte e Bottura"". intoscana (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Sánchez, Fernanda Pérez (4 September 2023). "Karime López es reconocida como la Mejor Chef Destacada en el extranjero". Vogue (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.