Guglielmo Chiarapini

The Climb

The climb is visible in the order of the kitchens: ALMA first, then Gualtiero Marchesi's kitchen in Milan, Aux Anges in Roanne, Da Caino in Montemerano, Marzapane in Rome (until 2022), Ortolan in Milan, and FEG Kitchen (from 2022). Each stop adds another register to the same craft: different cities, different dining rooms, the same demand for precision. Read together, the list shows not a shortcut to status but a long apprenticeship in consistency, where authority is built by staying inside the work. Today, Guglielmo is chef and patron of Gilioli (since 2026), and the role places authorship alongside service. It asks for more than cooking: the room, the pace, the identity of the house, and the daily standard all sit with him. In that sense, the position is a continuation of the discipline that shaped the earlier years, now concentrated in one address.

Today

Chef and patron at Gilioli in Reggio Emilia, Chiarapini works with a name that is part of the project itself. The restaurant is treated as something to be brought back into use, not invented from scratch. That makes the work less about novelty than about reading what a place can still carry, and about giving that history a workable present. As he put it, “I liked the idea of bringing back an ancient name, very simple and very common, that tells the story of the place's past and brings it into the present.” That line describes the method clearly: keep the name legible, keep the reference grounded, and let continuity do the heavy lifting. Gilioli becomes the point where his training, his sequence of kitchens, and his present responsibility meet in one room.

In Their Words “I liked the idea of bringing back an ancient name, very simple and very common, that tells the story of the place's past and brings it into the present.” “Until the 1300s, this area was called Contrada Gilioli Blasmatorti.”

Career - Chef and patron — Gilioli, Reggio Emilia (2026–present) - Chef — Gualtiero Marchesi's kitchen, Milan - Chef — Aux Anges, Roanne - Chef — Da Caino, Montemerano - Chef — Marzapane, Rome (until 2022) - Chef — Ortolan, Milan - Chef — FEG Kitchen (from 2022) Education: ALMA

Recognition

The recognition here is carried by the appointments themselves. Chef at Aux Anges in Roanne, chef at Da Caino in Montemerano, chef at Marzapane in Rome, chef at Ortolan in Milan, chef at FEG Kitchen, and chef and patron in Reggio Emilia: each role marks a kitchen that trusted his standard. That sequence is the record of a chef whose work earned more room, more responsibility, and eventually the charge of a house of his own. In Reggio Emilia, the title chef and patron marks the point where execution becomes stewardship. Gilioli is not just a workplace but the setting where he carries the name, direction, and daily life of the restaurant. The progression is straightforward: years inside demanding kitchens, then a role that requires him to hold the whole room together. Guglielmo Chiarapini is an Italian chef born in Rome in 1991 and raised in Viterbo.

FAQ What is Guglielmo Chiarapini's current role? Guglielmo Chiarapini is Chef and patron. Where did Guglielmo Chiarapini train or study? Guglielmo Chiarapini trained at ALMA.