Paola Florencia Carosella (born October 30, 1972) is an Italian Argentine cook, businesswoman, executive and celebrity chef currently based in Brazil.

Biography

Paola was born in

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, the only daughter of a middle-class family. Her paternal and maternal grandparents are both from

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. Her father, the Italian Roberto Carosella, was a photographer and racing driver, while her mother, Irma Polverari, built a successful career as a lawyer. She was introduced to the kitchen by her grandmothers, who planted and harvested the foods to be prepared; after finishing the equivalent to high school in the country, she began working in restaurants in Buenos Aires. Paola used to work at MasterChef Brazil as a juror alongside Brazilian Henrique Fogaça and French chef Érick Jacquin, being replaced by Brazilian chef Helena Rizzo. On November 7, 2016, Paola released her first book which is a mix of autobiography and a collection of recipes, called "Todas as sextas" (Every Friday). She has a daughter named Francesca (born 2011), from a previous relationship.

Gastronomic career

She worked with Argentine chef Francis Mallmann before traveling to

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and working in restaurants such as Le Grand Véfour, Le Celadon and Le Bristol. She even worked as a cook in restaurants in

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, the

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, and

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, before moving to

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, in 1994, and working at the Patagonia West restaurant in

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A Figueira Rubaiyat

In 2001, she was invited to move to

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, to open and direct the kitchen of the restaurant A Figueira Rubaiyat, along with Francis Mallmann and Belarmino Fernandez Iglesias.

Restaurants

*2001 - A Figueira Rubaiyat *2003 - Julia Cocina *2008 - Arturito *2014 - La Guapa

Awards

* 2009: Chief revelation in Gula magazine * 2009: Best Varied Restaurant in Veja Magazine * 2010: Chef of the year in Veja magazine * 2010: Best Varied Restaurant in Veja Magazine * 2014: Best Chef of the year by Guia da Folha * 2016/2017: Best Salgado in Veja São Paulo Eating & Drinking

References

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* 1972 births Living people People from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine businesspeople Argentine chefs Argentine restaurateurs Women restaurateurs Argentine writers Argentine expatriates in Brazil Argentine emigrants to Brazil {{Argentina-bio-stub