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Cristian Marino – Italian Executive Chef, born in Milan, raised between Calabria and the world

Cristian Marino is a chef, blogger, and author who has traveled the world since 1999. He is also a Certified Health & Nutrition Life Coach.

Born in Milan in February 1982, he moved to Calabria at a very young age, and soon Cristian began learning cooking from his parents’ restaurant. At the age of 17, he left the South. He moved back to the North of Italy where he studied at the prestigious institute “Erminio Maggia” Hotel school in Stresa on the shore of the Maggiore Lake and spent the evenings working in hotels and restaurants in the area, sometimes as a cook and others as a waiter.

Before leaving Italy to explore the world, Cristian made sure that he attained enough of what Italy had to offer by working in different regions of the “Bel Paese.” From the sea to the mountains, South to north, passing through central Italy, including Abruzzo, Calabria, Piedmont, Aosta Valley, and Lombardy. Wich means assimilating different traditions and cultures and learning other ingredients and techniques.

From established Executive Chef of 5 stars Hotels to Culinary Consultant

His passion has taken Cristian across Italy, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, where he has gained extensive culinary and life experiences.
Cristian’s resume includes a travel experience in over 10 countries.
He has also obtained and maintained ‘The Golden Q’ from Ospitalità Italiana for most of the Italian restaurants he has worked.
He also received the ‘Silver Plate “that he had obtained after a thematic dinner organized with the Accademia Italiana Della Cucina representative in one of the hotel’s restaurants he had worked for.
He has experience in Italy, France, the UK, Spain, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Indonesia, and Dubai. The chef has also traveled and been inspired by the over 30 countries he has visited while working for Silversea – a multi-awarded six stars Cruise Ship.
He affirmed his career as Executive chef in Europe for Radisson Blu and InterContinental.

From 2019-2020, the Italian Chef served as a Complex Executive Chef for two pre-opening Marriott Hotels & Resorts in East Java-Indonesia.
He has now become an Italian Chef consultant for the global hospitality market and lives between Italy and the world.

2021 -2024 After performing as Executive Chef at a major resort, Cristian Marino returned to the Maldives as a culinary consultant, helping to conceive and open three restaurants.
He recently published two books, “The Healthy Italian Chef.” This book captures Marino’s experiences and the flavors he discovered during his latest experience in the Maldives, focusing on a healthy lifestyle.
Furthermore, Marino’s “10 Rules of the Chef in the Modern Era” distills his twenty-year culinary industry journey into ten essential principles tailored for today’s culinary professionals.
This guide enhances leadership in the kitchen, offering practical advice and inspiration for kitchen professionals.

The C-Menu  by Cristian Marino

My flagship service is the “CMmenu,” a signed menu by Chef Cristian Marino, an authentic Italian menu exclusively conceived for your business. I undertake to design, implement and maintain the Cristian Marino Menu with scheduled visits throughout the year. This concept brings an authentic Italian dining experience to restaurants worldwide.

The Cristian Marino Menu

Cristian Marino Menu, an authentic Italian menu available worldwide.

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