Stefano Catenacci

Swedish chef

Stefano Catenacci
Catenacci in 2013
Born	Stefano Sam Enrico Catenacci (1966-03-08) 8 March 1966 (age 58) Hägersten, Sweden
Years active	1996-present

Stefano Sam Enrico Catenacci, (born 8 March 1966)^[1] is a Swedish chef. In 1996, Catenacci became head chef at Operakällaren in Stockholm, succeeding Werner Vögeli.^[2] Since 2001, he is co-owner of Nobis AB, the mother company of Operakällaren.^[3] During his management in 1998 to 2010, the restaurant had one star in the Michelin Guide.^[2] The restaurant lost its star in 2010, but regained it in 2014, after food critics from Visita and White Guide, sampled the restaurant.^[4]

Catenacci is responsible for banquettes, gala dinners served at the Stockholm Palace.^[5] He was responsible for the dinner at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in the summer of 2010.^[5] He was also in charge of the food at the wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill in the summer of 2013.^[6]

In 2010, Catenacci released the book Operakällaren, Operahuset, Karl XII:s torg, Stockholm, a book about the history of the restaurant Operakällaren.^[7] In 2011, he released the cookbook Stefanos Italia : den stora italienska kokboken, a book about his best Italian dishes.^[8]

In 2012, he participated in the TV4 cooking competition show Kockarnas kamp, in which he was the runner-up.^[9]

In November 2015, Catenacci and his wife filed jointly for divorce.^[10]

On 8 November 2020, Catenacci quit his job at Operakällaren after accusations of mistreatment of staff was made against him.^[11]

References

^ Sveriges befolkning
^ ^a ^b "Bröllopskocken tappar stjärnan". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ "Välkommen - Operakällaren". Operakällaren. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ "Stefano Catenacci fick en bra vecka". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Stefano Catenacci fixar Victorias bröllopsmiddag". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
^ "Bröllopsmiddagen Meny". Swedish Royal Family. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ "Operakällaren : operahuset Karl XII:s torg Stockholm". Bokus.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ "Stefanos Italia". Svenska Dagbladet. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ "Stefano Catenacci besviken tvåa i Kockarnas kamp". TV4. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ "Stefano Catenacci och frun skiljer sig". Expressen. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ "Stjärnkrögaren lämnar sitt jobb efter anklagelser". Svenska Dagbladet. 8 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.