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The Gucci ice cream sandwich: how a Mexican has shaken up the gourmet world

Simon Balissat
21.5.2019
Translation: Eva Francis

Karime Lopez has worked under some of the best chefs in the world in Peru, Tokyo, Copenhagen and more and is now the head chef at «Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura» in Florence. The Mexican-born marvel introduced us to her modern cuisine concept in Zurich and chatted about being a woman in a male-dominated industry.

Images: Chef Alps/Nadine Kägi

Without her chef's apron, I would hardly have believed that this dainty woman on stage at the «ChefAlps» culinary festival is a head chef. Both of her assistants tower over her, but they follow her instructions to the letter. It's clear that Karime Lopez has everything under control.

The Gucci ice cream sandwich

A woman's place is in the kitchen!

Lopez is tackling the problem, but she hasn't been exclusively met with praise in Italy. «When I started, there was some discord.» Why is a woman running Massimo Bottura's restaurant? And she's not even Italian! Karime Lopez has always answered critics with the same response: «Why not?»

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When I flew the family nest over 15 years ago, I suddenly had to cook for myself. But it wasn’t long until this necessity became a virtue. Today, rattling those pots and pans is a fundamental part of my life. I’m a true foodie and devour everything from junk food to star-awarded cuisine. Literally. I eat way too fast. 


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