ABOUT THE CHEF

Alberto Landgraf

2 MICHELIN STAR CHEF

Most chefs you speak have that aha moment when they realised cooking was going to be their vocation. For some it was cooking with their mother or grandmother or remembering something they had eaten which triggered that spark. Not for Alberto Landgraf, chef of Rio de Janeiro restaurant Oteque.

In the early 2000s, then a physics graduate, Alberto Landgraf landed in London to learn English. His accidental move into hospitality came only after he found he needed an income to stay in the city. He worked for both Tom Aikens (!) and Gordon Ramsay (!!) before returning to Brazil in 2006 to open his first restaurant. Epice opened in Sao Paulo in 2008 and quickly won recognition, including a Michelin star.

In February 2018 Alberto relocated to Rio de Janeiro and opened Oteque, focusing on his Japanese heritage, not through ingredients, but through simplicity and precise technique. Soon after opening Oteque was included on Latin America’s 50 Best list. Without forgetting the human relationship between producers, staff and clients, Alberto’s creative style strives for excellence on the plate, strongly supporting fair trade and trying to make the world a nicer place for all involved within the food chain.

THE VENUE

Private home

HISTORIC LANDMARK

For this special occasion we have selected a 19th century private residence, an Italianate house with a Second French Empire mansard roof built in 1875.

This private home has been included in the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and is set on one of the largest parcels in the city, and spans over a quarter of an acre.You do not need to imagine the flavours or the ambiance.

Get transported across the world by one of the best chefs in the world, with foreign flavours, enjoying a familiar sophisticated historical landmark in San Francisco.

Celebrate what you want to see more of.