Alessandro Borghese

Alessandro Borghese (San Francisco, November 19, 1976) is an Italian chef, television host and entrepreneur.

Biography

Firstborn of actress Barbara Bouchet and Neapolitan entrepreneur Luigi Borghese, after graduating from the American Overseas School of Rome, he embarked on cruise ships where he worked as a cook for three years. During this period, he was part of the crew of the ship Achille Lauro, personally experiencing the sinking off the coast of Somalia on 30 November 1994 and spending three days at sea in an open lifeboat with other survivors. He then worked as a cook in London, San Francisco, and Paris. Returning to Italy, he attended sommelier school, then departed again for New York. He returned to Italy and worked in various restaurants in Milan and Rome. He provides consulting in the hospitality sector, licensing, advertising, and publishing, having founded with his wife Wilma Oliverio—the company’s CEO—the Milan-based company AB Normal – Eatertainment Company.

At the end of 2017, he opened his first restaurant in Milan called Alessandro Borghese – The Luxury of Simplicity.

In June 2022, he opened his second restaurant in Venice called AB – The Luxury of Simplicity.

Television career

His television debut was in 2005 as host of the show Cortesie per gli ospiti, produced by Magnolia.

From 2011 to 2013 he hosted on Real Time the program Cucina con Ale.

In 2012 he made a small appearance in an episode of the television sitcom Camera Café.

He later became one of Sky Italia’s best-known faces and one of the most recognized culinary personalities on television. From 2014 to 2016 he was a judge on the children’s culinary talent show Junior MasterChef Italia on Sky Uno. Since 2015 he has hosted the show 4 Restaurants, prime time on Sky Uno and then repeatedly re-aired on TV8. However, his presence became more consistent on Sky’s free-to-air channel: he hosted in 2017 Cuochi d'Italia, in 2021 Alessandro Borghese - Piatto ricco with the collaboration of fellow starred chef Gennaro Esposito, and Game of Talents, a game show on team talents captained by Frank Matano and Mara Maionchi, and in 2022 Alessandro Borghese - Celebrity Chef alongside journalist Angela Frenda and multi-starred chef Enrico Bartolini as judges.

Personal life

In July 2009, he married Wilma Oliverio at the Santuario della Madonna del Roseto. From their union were born two daughters, Alexandra and Arizona.

He also revealed having a third son, born in 2006 from another relationship, of whom he learned later that he was the father, whom he acknowledged but has not yet met in person.

Discography

• 2014 Kitchen Shuffle: Stories of Cooking in Music, Columbia, 2CD+Book

Television

• Cortesie per gli ospiti (Real Time, 2005–2012)
• L'ost (Real Time, 2005)
• Cuoco gentiluomo (Real Time, 2007)
• Chef per un giorno (LA7, 2007–2011)
• Chef a domicilio (Real Time, 2009)
• Ci vediamo domenica (Rai 2, 2009)
• Cuochi e fiamme (LA7d, 2010)
• Cortesie per gli ospiti New York (Real Time, 2010)
• Fuori menù (Real Time, 2009–2012)
• Lasciami cantare! (Rai 1, 2011) contestant
• La notte degli chef (Canale 5, 2011) judge
• Cucina con Ale (Real Time, 2011–2013)
• Ale contro tutti (Sky Uno, 2012–2013)
• Junior MasterChef Italia (Sky Uno, 2014–2016) judge
• 4 Restaurants (Sky Uno, since 2015)
• Kitchen Sound (Sky Uno, since 2015)
• Cuochi d'Italia (TV8, 2017–2019, 2021)
• Miss Italia (LA7, 2018) judge
• Kitchen Duel (Sky Uno, since 2019)
• Cuochi d'Italia: Christmas Special 2020 (TV8, 2021)
• Alessandro Borghese - Piatto ricco (TV8, 2021)
• Game of Talents (TV8, 2021)
• Alessandro Borghese - Celebrity Chef (TV8, since 2022)

Podcast

• Alessandro Borghese Kitchen Podcast, 10 episodes (2020–2021)
• C come Contrappasso di Alessandro Borghese, 1 episode (2021)

Voice acting

• Star Wars Rebels, Morad Sumar