Annie Féolde

Annie Féolde is a French chef, best known for holding three Michelin stars at her restaurant Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, Italy. She was the first female chef in Italy to win that level of accolade, and only the fourth ever.

Career Born near Nice, France, Annie Féolde's parents ran a hotel. She began to travel further to improve her language skills, She appeared on Italian television for the first time at the request of food critic Edoardo Raspelli, who inspired her to develop a modern take on Tuscan cuisine.

She won her first Michelin star in 1981 at Enoteca Pinchiorri; the duo only found out when Pinchiorri bought a copy of that year's Michelin Guide from a newsagent. The second star came the following year, and the third in 1992. This made Féolde the first female chef in Italy to win three Michelin stars, and only the fourth woman ever.