Alessandro Borghese

Not to be confused with Alessandro Borgese.

Alessandro Borghese (born November 19, 1976) is an Italian celebrity chef.^[1] His mother is the German Italian actress Barbara Bouchet.^[2]

Alessandro Borghese
Borghese in 2015
Born	(1976-11-19) November 19, 1976 (age 48) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater	American Overseas School of Rome
Parents	Barbara Bouchet Luigi Borghese
Culinary career
Cooking style	Italian
Current restaurant(s) Alessandro Borghese - Il lusso della semplicità (Milan, Italy)
Television show(s) 4 ristoranti Kitchen Duel

Biography

The firstborn son of actress Barbara Bouchet and Naples businessman Luigi Borghese, after graduating from the American Overseas School of Rome, he embarked on cruise ships, where he worked as a cook for three years. He was part of the crew of the ship MS Achille Lauro during this period, experiencing firsthand the shipwreck off the coast of Somalia on November 30, 1994, and remaining three days in the open sea on a lifeboat, in the company of other shipwrecked people.^[3] He then worked as a cook in London, San Francisco and Paris. Returning to Italy, he attended sommelier school, then left for New York City.^[4] He returns to Italy again and works in several restaurants in Milan and Rome. He is involved in consulting in the restaurant business, licensing, advertising and publishing, having for the purpose founded, with his wife Wilma Oliverio, who is the managing director, the Milan-based AB Normal - Eatertainment Company.^[5]

In late 2017, he opened his first restaurant in Milan, called Alessandro Borghese - The Luxury of Simplicity.

In June 2022, he opened his second restaurant in Venice, called AB - The Luxury of Simplicity.^[6]

Television

• Cortesie per gli ospiti (Real Time, 2005–2012)
• L'ost (Real Time, 2005)
• Cuoco gentiluomo (Real Time, 2006)
• Chef per un giorno (La7, 2007–2011)
• Chef a domicilio (Real Time, 2009)
• Ci vediamo domenica (Rai 2, 2009)
• Cuochi e fiamme (LA7d, 2010)
• Cortesie per gli ospiti New York (Real Time, 2010)
• Fuori menù (Real Time, 2009–2012)
• Lasciami cantare! (Rai 1, 2011)
• La notte degli chef (Canale 5, 2011)
• Cucina con Ale (Real Time, 2011–2012)
• Ale contro tutti (Sky Uno, 2012–2013)
• Junior MasterChef Italia (Sky Uno, 2014–2016)
• 4 ristoranti (Sky Uno, 2015–)
• Kitchen Sound (Sky Uno, 2015–)
• Cuochi d'Italia (TV8, 2017–)
• Miss Italia (La7, 2018)
• Kitchen Duel (Sky Uno, 2019–)
• Alessandro Borghese – Celebrity Chef (Sky Uno, 2022–)

Books

Media related to Alessandro Borghese at Wikimedia Commons

• L'abito non fa il cuoco. La cucina italiana di uno chef gentiluomo (2009)
• Tu come lo fai? (2013)
• Alessandro Borghese Kitchen Sound. Senti come suona questo piatto! (2017)
• Cacio&Pepe. La mia vita in 50 ricette (2018)