CHRISTIAN PUGLISI
at LE CALANDRE Padova, Italy
CHRISTIAN PUGLISI RELÆ COPENHAGEN PHOTO ©P.A. JORGENSEN
60 - 2016 GELINAZ!
Christian Francesco Puglisi was born in Messina in Italy, arriving in Denmark as an immigrant in 1990 he later attended the Danish Hospitality College and graduated with honors in 2004. His cooking career took off with short stints at le Taillevent, Paris in 2005 and later in 2006 at El Bulli. Shortly after Christian became the sous-chef at Noma in Copenhagen where he remained there for two and a half years until he ventured out to open his own restaurant, Relæ in 2010. Relæ was opened with partner Kim Rossen and soon after the smaller eatery Manfred’s was opened just across the street from the original restaurant thus benefitting from the synergy between the two kitchens. Relæ was in 2011 awarded a Bib Gourmand by the Michelin guide and that the year after was swapped for a Michelin star. Relæ was also shortlisted amongst the top 100 of the San Pellegrino 50 Best Restaurants three years in a row. Simultaneously, Relæ was honored with the Sustainable Restaurant Award. In 2016 Relæ held the place as #40 on the list while receiving the Sustainable Restaurant Award for the second year in a row.