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Monitor Daily Intro for August 24, 2017
Marjorie Kehe
How would you spend the summer if you were a charismatic Italian considered by many to be the world鈥檚 No. 1 chef? On the beach in Viareggio? Starring in a reality TV show?
How about battling food waste and hunger around the world?
Earlier this summer, Massimo Bottura, celebrated owner of three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, opened his third high-end global soup kitchen. That may sound funny, but it鈥檚 hard to know how else to describe Mr. Bottura鈥檚 鈥淩efettorio鈥� concept.
Now up and running in London, Rio de Janeiro, and Milan, Italy, the Refettorios are designed to turn food that would otherwise have been thrown away into high-end restaurant-quality meals for the hungry.
And the beauty of the concept extends all the way to the d茅cor. Bottura uses his clout to bring in top-notch designers to decorate the buildings. His aim is to allow the hungry and the homeless to 鈥渆njoy the pleasure of a beautiful meal in a beautiful place.鈥�
Bottura says he鈥檚 looking forward to extending his concept to the United States 鈥� a country that annually wastes 40 percent of its food supply 鈥� and plans to open the first American Refettorio in the New York borough of the Bronx later this year.
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