i. Biography
The measure of a chef’s career is often in the sequence of kitchens, and Matteo Ferrantino’s path is built that way: training, posting, promotion, and recognition, each step adding a clearer edge to the next. The work reads as accumulation rather than drift.
The Climb
Training at Hotel Institute in Vieste gave Matteo Ferrantino a formal starting point. From there, the movement was through kitchens with different demands and scales: simple restaurant in Mallorca, Ca's Puers in Mallorca, and Hangar-7 in Salzburg, all as koch. The roles trace a chef learning by repetition, service, and adaptation across more than one house. At Villa Joya in Portugal, the progression moved from Sous Chef to Head Chef, a shift that changes the work from executing a line to setting it. Matteo Ferrantino then held the Head Chef role at bianc in Hamburg from 2017–2025, a long enough run to make the position part of the record rather than a brief appointment. Across those addresses, the craft is visible in the succession itself: each kitchen marked a larger scope of responsibility.
Today
A short pause is how Matteo Ferrantino has framed the next stage: “I will take a short pause and then look forward to new culinary horizons. Surely I will reappear with a new project — those who know me know that!” The language points to continuity rather than closure. In kitchen terms, it is the pause between services: time held, then the line resets. For a chef whose career has moved through successive roles, the statement reads as a handover, not an exit.
Signature
Matteo Ferrantino’s signature dishes include Emotion, Garden, and Mediterranean snow. The names point to three registers a chef can work in: feeling, seasonality, and temperature. Read together, they suggest a style that treats a dish as a constructed idea as much as a plate of food.
Recognition
Former bianc (Hamburg) Head Chef Matteo Ferrantino, two Michelin stars (2020). The award sits at the end of a run built through training, kitchen progression, and long service in senior roles, and it records the level at which that work was received.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Matteo
Where did Matteo Ferrantino train or study?
Matteo Ferrantino trained at Hotel Institute in Vieste.
What recognition has Matteo Ferrantino received?
Guide MICHELIN two stars (2020).
