Video column: Andrea Berton, top chef in a 5-star hotel

by Martin Veeger February 26, 2014, 10:00 PM 4.1 k views

Andrea Berton is chef at the prestigious Casta Diva hotel on Lake Como. He and his dedicated team cook amazing food. And he has 2 to his name. Michelin's, that is. He explains to Italy correspondent Maarten Veeger that a good chef is much more than someone who can cook well.

"You're born a chef," Berton explains. 'That's you.' It turns out it's all about details, synchronism and management skills. And, how could it be otherwise, pizzas also seem to play an important role. Andrea Berton tells you in this video how you can discover in your childhood whether there is a top chef in you.

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Written by Martin Veeger

After a short career at an international bank, Maarten Veeger found out that his main aim was to be a journalist. And started writing for the editorial board of the Financieele Dagblad in Amsterdam. He has now been a multimedia correspondent in Italy for over ten years. He mainly works for Het Financieele Dagblad, BNR Radio, RTL Boulevard and sports productions for the NOS. In Italy he makes videos for La Stampa, among others. He wrote four books about his homeland, is married and has two daughters.