Chef
Mauro Colagreco
Chef Patron, Mirazur
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Menton, France
- Venue
- Mirazur · Restaurant
Known for
- Three Michelin-starred Mirazur in Menton
- World's #1 Restaurant 2019
- Sustainable gastronomy and biodiversity advocacy
i. Biography
Coming Up
Formal hotel-school training at the Lycée hôtelier de La Rochelle gave Mauro Colagreco the base expected of a cook entering the French system: technique first, repetition, and the discipline of service. The school is the recorded starting point here, not a romantic origin story. French haute cuisine work was then built through houses with established standards. Le Relais Bernard Loiseau gave Mauro Colagreco a working frame until 2003, before Paris positions at the three-Michelin-starred l'Arpège, Hotel Plaza Athénée, and Le Grand Véfour added further exposure to classical technique, luxury-service tempo, and different kitchen structures. Restaurant ownership became the main craft vehicle in 2006, when Mauro Colagreco opened Mirazur in Menton, France. The later roles connected to Côte by Mauro Colagreco and Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at The OWO extend that same name into other markets while keeping the reference point fixed on restaurant cooking rather than media persona. “By choosing what we eat, we choose the world we want to live in.” Mauro has said.
Present Day
Circular gastronomy is the working language attached to Mirazur, where Mauro Colagreco serves as owner and chef. In Menton, between Mediterranean coast and hillside agriculture, the restaurant is described through local, seasonal sourcing and sustainable culinary practice rather than through a single national idiom. The garden system at Mirazur functions as both supply and method. Produce grown for the restaurant informs the kitchen’s decisions, tying plates to the immediate land and sea around Menton and placing environmental practice inside daily production rather than outside it.
Signature
Signature dishes include squab on a recent Spring menu.
Peer Recognition
Recognition for the work at Mirazur came in clear stages. A First Michelin Star arrived in 2007, followed by a Second Michelin Star in 2012 and a Third Michelin Star in 2019, the same year Mirazur was named the World’s Best Restaurant. Institutional and peer recognition also marked the record. Mauro Colagreco was named Cuisinier de l’Année in 2009 and Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2017, placing the work within both the professional kitchen community and French civic recognition.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Mauro
What does Mauro Colagreco do now?
Mauro Colagreco is chef-owner of Mirazur.
Where did Mauro Colagreco train or study?
Mauro Colagreco trained at Lycée hôtelier de La Rochelle.
What recognition has Mauro Colagreco received?
Third Michelin Star (2019).
