The Chef

Daniele Succi was born in Bologna in 1977 and graduated from the hotel school in Rimini. During his studies and after graduation, he gained various work experiences in restaurants and hotels in the area, where he had the opportunity to approach the local and traditional cuisine. Afterwards, he took part in the opening of his brother's pastry shop and worked there for a while before embarking on a career path that would take him outside his city and national borders.

At the Halkin Restaurant in London he comes into contact with the cuisine of Gualtiero Marchesi and then he reaches the natural and conceptual cuisine of the Joja in Milan, where alongside his master Pietro Leeman he discovers the philosophical beauty of nourishing body and mind with food.

While working at Joja, he participated in the first edition of the Gualtiero Marchesi Award, proposing two dishes so strong in concept and aesthetics to leave even the most eminent judges breathless. Afterwards, attracted by the idea of joining internships, he stopped at the Lido di Cesenatico and the Shoêneck in Bolzano.

In 2003 he arrived at the Francescana di Modena alongside the charismatic Massimo Bottura, and then in Rimini, at the Ristorante Acero Rosso, where he stayed for more than a year. At the end of 2004 he made his first experience as head of cuisine at the Relais Chateau "La Mandola" on the island of Capraia, before returning to Rimini for good and diving into the most daring experience, the management of the restaurant Castello di Albereto.