Find out more about Kikkoman Masters 2019 finalist Mattia Santoro.
Name - Mattia Santoro
Age - 31
Current Restaurant - The Zetter
Hometown - Isernia, Italy
Favourite Hobbies - Cooking and playing the guitar
Favourite Cookbook - The art of fermentation
Favourite Kitchen Gadget - Green egg
Mattia Santoro
Kikkoman Masters Dishes -
Starter - Mushroom Tartar, Soy and Miso, Wild Rice, Tarragon
Main - Soy Glazed Creedy Carver Duck, Pastilla of a Braised Leg, Carrot and Sesame
Who has influenced your cooking the most - Ben Boeynaems
Why did you become a chef - To give a memory to the people that will stay a life time with them
Where did you train - At the Zetter
Who are your favourite chefs - Massimo Bottura, Grant Achatz and obviously Ben Boeynaems
What music do you enjoy cooking to - Rock and roll, gives me the right spirit.
What is your favourite ingredient (apart from Kikkoman Soy Sauce) - Mushrooms
What food is your guilty pleasure - Chocolate
Last meal on earth - My mother's gnocchi
Celebrity you'd most like to -
Cook for - Emilia Clarke
Dine with - Monica Bellucci
