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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
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- ^ a b Anand (2020-03-08). "Karime López is first female Mexican chef to win Michelin star". WORLDCHEFS. Archived from the original on 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "The Chef's Table: Karime Lopez, Of Gucci Osteria". Citizen Femme. 2021-05-19. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ a b c d e Mayr, Nicole (2022-10-12). "Karime Lopez – Why the future of gastronomy should be more female". www.ktchnrebel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Chavez, Natalia (2024-05-08). "Dónde come y bebe Karime López, chef de Gucci Osteria Florencia". Mex Best (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Karime López es la primera chef mexicana en obtener una estrella Michelin | Consejo de la Comunicación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Copeland, Cody (2019-11-12). "Karime López is first female Mexican chef to win Michelin star". Mexico News Daily. Archived from the original on 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Mexican chef Karime López is awarded a Michelin Star". El Universal (in Spanish). 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Téllez, Aldair (2023-12-12). "Karime López: La cocina mexicana emprende un viaje hacia "Nuevas Memorias"". GQ (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Karime López: la mexicana que lidera Gucci Osteria en Florencia". ELLE (in European Spanish). 2024-08-01. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Galamini, Raffaella (2023-07-31). "Gucci Osteria, la chef Karime Lopez: "La mia vita tra arte e Bottura"". intoscana (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ 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.