The St. Regis Florence Collaborates With Two-Michelin-Star Chef Valeria Piccini

The St. Regis Florence occupies the former Grand Hotel following a $100 million renovation and restoration, giving the property 81 rooms and 19 suites, including a Presidential Suite with an expansive terrace overlooking the Arno. The scale of that investment reflects Florence's position as one of Italy's most competitive luxury hotel markets.

Culinary direction is led by Executive Chef Gentian Shehi, working in collaboration with two-Michelin-star chef Valeria Piccini of Da Caino in Montemerano on the hotel's menu, a partnership that brings genuine Tuscan culinary authority into the hotel's kitchen. The Winter Garden restaurant has earned Two Forks recognition from Gambero Rosso, Italy's most respected food and wine guide, validating the collaboration's results.

Pairing a hotel executive chef with an outside Michelin-starred collaborator is a genuinely different model from simply hiring a celebrity name to attach to a menu, and the Gambero Rosso recognition suggests the partnership has translated into a dining program that holds up on its own merits.

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