Karime López

Karime López (born 1982) is a Mexican chef working in Italy. In late 2019, she became the first Mexican woman chef to receive a Michelin star for her work at Gucci Osteria in Florence, Italy. In 2019 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, López and Gucci Osteria were awarded a Michelin star.[4][7] With the recognition, López became the first Mexican woman to receive a Michelin star.[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 focus 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]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Anand (2020-03-08). "Karime López is first female Mexican chef to win Michelin star". WORLDCHEFS. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  3. ^ "The Chef's Table: Karime Lopez, Of Gucci Osteria". Citizen Femme. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  4. ^ a b c d e Mayr, Nicole (2022-10-12). "Karime Lopez – Why the future of gastronomy should be more female". www.ktchnrebel.com. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  5. ^ Chavez, Natalia (2024-05-08). "Dónde come y bebe Karime López, chef de Gucci Osteria Florencia". Mex Best (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  6. ^ Brincat, Ivan (2022-06-24). "Karime Lopez and how she shaped Gucci Osteria into what it is today". Food and Wine Gazette. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  7. ^ "Karime López es la primera chef mexicana en obtener una estrella Michelin | Consejo de la Comunicación" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  8. ^ Copeland, Cody (2019-11-12). "Karime López is first female Mexican chef to win Michelin star". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  9. ^ "Mexican chef Karime López is awarded a Michelin Star". El Universal (in Spanish). 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  10. ^ Téllez, Aldair (2023-12-12). "Karime López: La cocina mexicana emprende un viaje hacia "Nuevas Memorias"". GQ (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  11. ^ "Karime López: la mexicana que lidera Gucci Osteria en Florencia". ELLE (in European Spanish). 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  12. ^ Galamini, Raffaella (2023-07-31). "Gucci Osteria, la chef Karime Lopez: "La mia vita tra arte e Bottura"". intoscana (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  13. ^ Sánchez, Fernanda Pérez (2023-09-04). "Karime López es reconocida como la Mejor Chef Destacada en el extranjero". Vogue (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
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