Top expat chefs in Romania included in Gault & Millau’s first local edition
The Gault & Millau culinary guide, which launched its first edition in Romania earlier this year, selected 18 expat chefs who work in Romania and who run the kitchens of 19 out of the 141 restaurants included in the guide.
Romania Insider · Journalist
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The Gault & Millau culinary guide, which launched its first edition in Romania earlier this year, selected 18 expat chefs who work in Romania and who run the kitchens of 19 out of the 141 restaurants included in the guide.
The highest ranking chefs are in majority Romanian, including the chef of the year. Expats cover a wide range of nationalities, and many of them have a long – standing history with Romania, including outside the capital. Below are the best expat chefs in Romania, as selected by Gault & Millau Romania, the 2018 edition.
Bucharest
1. Evanthia Zisi – Amvrosia She is both the owner and the chef of this Greek restaurant in Pipera in the northern part of Bucharest. The restaurant received 11 points – the equivalent of 1 bonnet. 2. Ashlie Dias – Avalon
He is the executive chef of Sheraton Hotel in Bucharest, which also includes the Avalon restaurant. He is Indian and has been working in Romania since 2010, previously with the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Avalon received 10.5 points and 1 bonnet in the G&M guide. 3. Joseph Hadad –Caju & Joseph
He is the only chef listed with two restaurants in the guide. He comes from Jerusalem and has been in Romania since 1997. He owns both restaurants included in the guide. Caju received 11 points and 1 bonnet, while Joseph, 13.5 points and 2 bonnets. 4. Paulo Alexandre Silva – Dancing Lobster This is a Portuguese restaurant located within the Pescariu Sports & Spa in Bucharest. 5. Zoran Savic – Fish House Zoran is Serbian/Croatian and in the past he has been a chef on the set for the Games of Thrones cast in Croatia. In Bucharest, he owns the Fish House restaurant, where he is also the chef. The restaurant received 10 points from G&M. 6. Alessandro Bertinetti – Grano He is the chef of this Italian restaurant which also doubles as fine grocery shop. Grano received 11 points and a G&M bonnet. 7.
