Francesco Bellissimo

Francesco Bellissimo
Francesco Bellissimo at Italian Embassy of Japan, Tokyo, 2015
Born (1979-01-03) January 3, 1979
Rome
Occupation Celebrity chef, Sommelier dell'Olio, tarento, actor, martial artist
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Website http://www.bellissimoyoshi.net

Francesco Bellissimo (ベリッシモ・フランチェスコ, Berisshimo Furanchesuko) (born January 3, 1979 in Rome) is an Italian celebrity chef, businessman, sommelier dell'Olio, actor[1], foreign tarento[2] and martial artist. He holds the rank of 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate. He is living and working in Japan, and nicknamed Italia no Taneuma (イタリアの種馬, Itaria no Taneuma, lit. "Italian Stallion"). He is the president of the Italian Cooking Association in Japan,[3] known as "Italian Ryouri Kenkyukai" in Japanese.

Bellissimo writes for various Japanese cooking magazines and books.[4][5]

Early life

Born on January 3, 1979 in Rome, Bellissimo took an early interest in cooking through his parents. During his time at Sapienza University of Rome, where he majored in Philosophy, he entered the army and graduated from school there. In 2001, he came to Japan and graduated from a Japanese language class at the YMCA. He has won first place at a Japanese debate contest.

Career

Aside from his work as a chef and a foreign tarento, Bellissimo has experience as a food critic, an Italian cuisine consultant, a motivational speaker, a model for fashion magazines, a columnist, an essayist, and a sports commentator. He is also known to be quite knowledgeable on Italian fashion, and is often referred to as "one of the trendiest chefs in the industry."

Filmography

Appearances in Television Variety Programs

Among others

Appearances in Television Dramas

Appearances in Commercials

  • Suits for AEON's Top Value line (March–May 2014)
  • Italian suits for AEON's Top Value line (September–November 2014)

Bibliography

  • Bellissimo, Francesco (2010). Ouchi de Itaria Gohan Berisshimo to oryōri dēto. Tokyo: Bunkasha. ISBN 978-4821142941.
  • Bellissimo, Francesco (2010). Sono Manma Obun Ryori. Tokyo: Shufunotomosha. ISBN 978-4072691335.
  • Bellissimo, Francesco (2012). Italian no Kihon to Oisha no Kotsu. Tokyo: Nittōshoinhonsha. ISBN 978-4528015050.
  • Bellissimo, Francesco (2013). Yidali shuai ge zhu chu dao ni jia : gan lan you jian kang liao li, 5 fen zhong YAMI shang cai. Taipei: Taibei Shi : Tai shi wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si. ISBN 978-9863430032.
  • Bellissimo, Francesco (2014). Bijinesu pason no sasou gijutsu : Tecniche di comunicazione e relazione interpersonale per uomini d'affari. Tokyo: Diamond-sha. ISBN 978-4478026311.
  • Bellissimo, Francesco (2014). Berisshimo na Omotemeshi Itariashiki koi no shokujiho : Tecniche di cucina italiana per avere successo in amore. Tokyo: Shufutoseikatsusha. ISBN 978-4391146066.
  • Bellissimo, Francesco (2015). Jing dian yi da li mei shi 100 dao. Taipei: Taibei shi. OCLC 909245594.

Magazine Appearances

Among others

References

  1. ↑ "Francesco Bellissimo". IMDb.
  2. ↑ "ベリッシモ・フランチェスコ". Yahoo!検索（人物）.
  3. ↑ "イタリア料理研究会". cucinaitalia.org.
  4. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: ベリッシモ フランチェスコ: 本". amazon.co.jp.
  5. ↑ "Results for 'au:"Bellissimo, Francesco."' [WorldCat.org]". worldcat.org.
  6. ↑ "ハンサムキッチン - フジテレビ". fujitv.co.jp.
  7. ↑ "kyounews.htm". sakura.ne.jp.
  8. ↑ "わがまま!気まま!旅気分 - BSフジ". bsfuji.tv.
  9. ↑ "順番待ちの料理教室 Popular Cooking Classes｜ライフスタイル｜LaLa TV [ララ・ティービー]". lala.tv. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19.
  10. ↑ "ウチゴハン｜テレビ朝日". tv-asahi.co.jp.
  11. ↑ "BS朝日 - SHISEIDO presents エコの作法". bs-asahi.co.jp.
  12. ↑ "しか～も！！｜カスタマイズ紹介！". ntv.co.jp.
  13. ↑ "なんでもワールドランキング ネプ&イモトの世界番付 - 日本テレビ". ntv.co.jp.
  14. ↑ "バラいろダンディ - TOKYO MXTV". s.mxtv.jp/.
  15. ↑ "5時に夢中! - TOKYO MXTV". s.mxtv.jp/.
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