Biography

Francesco Bellissimo is a celebrity chef, actor and foreign tarento. While studying at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Rome, he volunteered for the military. After graduating from the Cesano Infantry School, he moved to Japan in 2001. His cooking class which started with only a few students has now become very popular and his career as entertainer is flourishing. Acting as a bridge between Italy and Japan for over 20 years, he regularly appears on TV shows and cooking performances, hosts talk shows and lectures and is often featured in magazines and seen in advertisements. In 2017, Bellissimo together with historian Daniele Macuglia from Peking University, has launched a cultural program on the cuisine of Leonardo Da Vinci and Ancient Rome to promote Italian culinary history and safeguard lost recipes. With Macuglia, he reconstructs forgotten dishes of the Italian culture and lectured at various universities and cultural institutes in the United States, European Union and Japan.
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