Portrait of Alessandro Gilmozzi
i. Biography
Alessandro Gilmozzi is chef of El Molin (Cavalese, Italy), and his cooking reads like a conversation with the landscape that surrounds him: smoke rising from the fire, the resinous scent of the woods, the quiet bitterness of barks and lichens, the brightness of local herbs, the depth of rare cheeses, and the clean, elemental character of game and freshwater fish. His cuisine is rooted in the mountain world not as a theme, but as a living vocabulary of taste and texture. He states the source of that work directly: "To say that the mountains are important to me is an understatement—they are my life."
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Where They Are Now
In that setting, the mountain setting did more than provide a backdrop; it became a framework for his way of thinking, sharpening his attention to detail and his instinct for restraint. From there, his career began to take shape with the steady confidence of a cook already attuned to place, craft, and the measured elegance of fine dining. The result is a style that feels both deliberate and deeply rooted, where every element seems chosen with an awareness of season, terrain, and the particular character of the ingredients at hand.
Career - Chef — El Molin, Cavalese, Trento, Italy
Signature
Alessandro's signature dishes include The Classics and Essences. The titles themselves suggest the kind of cuisine he pursues: one that honors structure, distills flavor, and allows ingredients to speak in a clear, composed voice. In his hands, the idea of signature is less about flourish than about concentration, a careful refinement of technique and memory into dishes that reflect his mountain-minded sensibility.
In Their Words “To say that the mountains are important to me is an understatement—they are my life.” “Ability, intuitiveness and fortune: the three keys to my professionalism.” Taken together, these words sketch a chef who sees his work as the product of talent, instinct, and the unpredictable grace of circumstance. In that balance lies the essence of Alessandro Gilmozzi’s career: a practice shaped by rigor, sustained by intuition, and always anchored to the mountains that inform his palate, his discipline, and his sense of culinary identity.
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