Riccardo Giraudi (born 14 November 1975 in Genoa) is the CEO of Giraudi Group.

Riccardo Giraudi
Born (1975-11-14) 14 November 1975 (age 49)
NationalityItalian, English
EducationEuropean Business School, London
Occupation(s)Meat import/export, hospitality, consultant
TitleCEO of Giraudi Group
AwardsPROFESSIONAL - Michelin star in Hong Kong since 2017; Wallpaper Design Awards; Best new restaurant by Conde Nast Traveller; Top 50 Monocle Restaurant Awards; Best steakhouse by Timeout magazine; Restaurant & Bar Design Awards; Restaurateur of the Year. PRIVATE - Knight of the order of star of Italy; Officer of the Equatorial star of Gabon; Goodwill Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco.

Biography

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Riccardo Giraudi grew up in the Principality of Monaco before studying at the European Business School of London where he obtained a Bachelor in Business Administration in 1999.

Career

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In 2001, Riccardo Giraudi joined the family-owned company created by his father, Erminio Giraudi in the 1970's : Giraudi Group.[1] The group is one of the European leader in meat import / export (40% veal, 30% beef, 10% pork).

While becoming the European leader in the import of hormone free American Black Angus in 2005, Riccardo Giraudi introduced Australian beef[2][3] and became in 2014 the first importer of certified Japanese Kobe beef in Europe.[4][5][6][7]

A few months later, Riccardo Giraudi launched the Jamon de Buey de Kobe, a Japanese Kobe beef ham[8][9] with which he notably won the Wallpaper Design Award 2018, "Best Working Lunch" category.[10]

Since 2005, Riccardo Giraudi also develops "luxury casual" and "fast casual" hospitality concepts, in Monaco, Paris and abroad.[11][12][13][14]

Restaurants

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Europe

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  • Beefbar, Monaco[15]
  • Beefbar Butcher Shop, Monaco[16]
  • Song Qi, Monaco[17][18]
  • Zeffirino 1939, Monaco [19]
  • Izakaya, Monaco[20]
  • Moshi Moshi, Monaco[21]
  • Cantinetta Antinori, Monaco[22]
  • Cantinetta Antinori, London [23]
  • Grubers Burgers, Monaco[24]
  • Pizz'Aria, Fréjus [25]
  • Babek Kebab, Monaco [26]
  • Delovery, delivery service, Monaco
  • Beefbar, Paris[27][28][29]
  • Anahi, with a menu created by Mauro Colagreco, Paris[30][31]
  • Beefbar on the Coast, Mykonos[32][33]
  • Beefbar Lou Pinet, Saint Tropez [34]
  • Beefbar on the Beach, Malta[35][36]
  • Beefbar in the City, Malta
  • Beefbar, Santorini [37]
  • Beefbar Le Coucou, Meribel[38]
  • Beefbar Astir Palace, Athens[39]
  • Beefbar Cala di Volpe, Porto Cervo[40]
  • Beefbar, Milano [41]
  • Beefbar, Luxembourg
  • Le Petit Beefbar, London[42]
  • Le Petit Beefbar, Edinburgh [43]
  • Le Petit Beefbar, Paris [44]
  • Le Petit Beefbar, Nice
  • Le Petit Beefbar, Strasbourg [45]
  • African Queen, Beaulieu-sur Mer in collaboration with Patrick Gioannini and Philippe Schriqui [46]
  • Zeffirino 1939, Paris [47]
  • Rumore, Milan

America

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  • Beefbar Esencia, Riviera Maya
  • Beefbar Jardim, Sao Paulo with Felipe Massa[48]
  • Beefbar, New York [49]
  • Beefbar, St Barth in the Barrière Hotel [50]
  • Song Qi, Sao Paulo [51]

Middle East & Africa

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  • Beefbar, Dubai [52]
  • Le Petit Beefbar, Dubai
  • Beefbar, Riyadh
  • Beefbar, Doha
  • Beefbar Asia, Doha
  • Beefbar, North Coast

Asia

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  • Beefbar Central, Hong Kong[53]

Awards

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Since 2017, Beefbar Hong Kong is Michelin starred in the "Hong Kong & Macau Michelin Guide" "Guide Michelin Hong Kong & Macau".[54][55]

Beefbar Paris is elected best steakhouse by Time Out.,[56] is ranked in the Top 50 of Monocle Restaurant Awards and won the RESTAURANT & BAR DESIGN AWARDS, in the "Heritage Building" category[57]

Beefbar Milan won the RESTAURANT & BAR DESIGN AWARDS in the "Hotel - Europe" category in 2023.

Other activities

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Since 2007, Riccardo Giraudi is appointed Honorary Consul of Gabon in the Principality of Monaco.[58]

References

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  1. ^ "Un pôle d'excellence à Monaco". www.monacoimprese.tm.mc/ (in French and Italian). 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Les viandes rares excitent les appétits". www.lesechos.fr. 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Riccardo Giraudi ses steaks et entrecôtes valent de l' or". www.capital.fr/ (in French). 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Baron rouge" (PDF). www.riccardogiraudi.com (in French). September 2017.
  5. ^ "Giraudi, créateur de mode" (PDF). www.riccardogiraudi.com. 18 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Boeuf de Kobe : l'ultime snobisme" (PDF). www.riccardogiraudi.com/ (in French). 9 October 2015.
  7. ^ Vincent Jolly (27 September 2019). "Riccardo Giraudi, le samouraï de Kobe". www.lefigaro.fr/ (in French).
  8. ^ Boris Coridian (23 August 2017). "Quoi de neuf côté cuisine ?". M le Monde (in French).
  9. ^ "Riccardo Giraudi". Correspondance Magazine. 27 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Best working lunch". Wallpaper. January 2018.
  11. ^ "JT lundi 12 juin 2017". www.monacochannel.mc (in French). 12 June 2017.
  12. ^ Lomig Guillo (23 March 2018). "Riccardo Giraudi : ses steaks et entrecôtes valent de l'or". www.capital.fr (in French).
  13. ^ "Riccardo Giraudi créatif food" (PDF). riccardogiraudi.com. September 2015.
  14. ^ "Riccardo Giraudi, un homme de goût". www.lofficiel.com. 1 December 2020.
  15. ^ "About Beefbar Monaco". www.riccardogiraudi.com.
  16. ^ "The Beefbar Butcher Shop". thecoolhunter.net. 26 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Song Qi". www.monaco-tribune.com.
  18. ^ "Song Qi - Monte Carlo". www.wallpaper.com. 24 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Zeffirino importe le pesto génois en Principauté". Monaco Matin.
  20. ^ "Izakaya Cozza". urbanologie.com.
  21. ^ "Moshi Moshi, un bar à sushis revisités". www.visitmonaco.com/fr (in French). 11 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Riccardo Giraudi ouvre son nouveau restaurant". www.visitmonaco.com/fr (in French). 17 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Hot Dinners". Cantinetta Antinori comes to London with Florentine T-bones and fine wines. 31 March 2023.
  24. ^ "About Grubers". www.riccardogiraudi.com/.
  25. ^ "La nouvelle pizzeria de Fréjus". Var Actu.
  26. ^ "Bon plan à Monaco : un "prestigieux" kebab débarque en ville, avec d'autres surprises". 22 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Beefbar, le restaurant dont tout le monde va parler". www.admagazine.fr (in French).
  28. ^ "Au Beefbar, Humbert & Poyet dépoussièrent le style Art nouveau". ideat.thegoodhub.com (in French). 1 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Beefbar, le nouveau restaurant pour les mordus de viande à Paris". www.vogue.fr. 14 November 2018.
  30. ^ "Le chef triplement étoilé Mauro Colagreco à la tête d'un restaurant à Paris". www.admagazine.fr (in French). 26 October 2021.
  31. ^ "LE RESTAURANT ANAHI ACCUEILLE MAURO COLAGRECO, CHEF DU MEILLEUR RESTAURANT DU MONDE". www.sortiraparis.com (in French). 16 November 2021.
  32. ^ "Mykonos cet été". www.gqmagazine.fr (in French). 28 July 2021.
  33. ^ "Les plus belles adresses de Mykonos". www.vanityfair.fr/ (in French). 14 June 2021.
  34. ^ "Les meilleures adresses de Saint Tropez". www.gqmagazine.fr (in French). 28 July 2021.
  35. ^ "From Monte Carlo To St Paul's Bay: This Exclusive Meat Bar Has Made It To Malta This Summer". lovinmalta.com. 28 June 2019.
  36. ^ "Malta holidays destination guide: where to go, stay and eat". www.standard.co.uk. 19 July 2021.
  37. ^ "Beefbar Santorini: A Gastronomic Haven of Cosmopolitan Flavors Has Arrived". The Hotel Trotter.
  38. ^ "Se ressourcer en montagne". www.forbes.fr/ (in French). 30 October 2021.
  39. ^ "Les restaurants d'éco de l'été". www.elle.fr (in French). 7 August 2021.
  40. ^ "Un prochain Beefbar dans un hôtel signé Jacques Couëlle". www.admagazine.fr (in French). 30 November 2020.
  41. ^ "Humbert & Poyet Inject Mid-Century Glamour into a Baroque Edifice for Beefbar's Milan Outpost". 21 March 2023.
  42. ^ "Global steakhouse Beefbar to open in Chelsea". www.bighospitality.co.uk. 5 October 2021.
  43. ^ "Le Petit Beefbar, Edinburgh, review - high-end international restaurant chain comes to five-star George Street hotel". The Scotsman.
  44. ^ "Le Petit Beefbar, le bistrot qui réveille le Triangle d'Or". L'Officiel France.
  45. ^ "Le restaurant du Pont des Vosges va devenir Le Petit Beefbar". DNA.
  46. ^ "Nouveau chapitre pour l'African Queen". L'Officiel France.
  47. ^ "Zeffirino, les meilleurs pâtes au pesto de Paris". Do It in Paris.
  48. ^ "Pilotado por Felipe Massa, Beefbar finalmente abre as portas em São Paulo". guia.folha.uol.com.br. 23 September 2020.
  49. ^ "In the Former Nobu Space, Beefbar Lives Up to Its Name". The New York Times.
  50. ^ "L'Hôtel Barrière Le Carl Gustaf Saint-Barth accueillera le premier restaurant Beefbar du Groupe". L'hôtellerie Restauration.
  51. ^ "Felipe Massa traz restaurante chinês sucesso de Mônaco para São Paulo". Forbes.
  52. ^ "The best steakhouses in Dubai". Fact Magazines.
  53. ^ "Hong Kong's best new restaurants for 2016". edition.cnn.com. 11 January 2016.
  54. ^ "Guide Michelin". guide.michelin.com/hk/en/hong-kong-macau.
  55. ^ "The Michelin Guide Announces All The Michelin-Starred Restaurants In Hong Kong And Macau For 2020". hk.asiatatler.com. 17 December 2019.
  56. ^ "Les meilleurs restaurants de viande à Paris". www.timeout.fr (in French). 25 March 2019.
  57. ^ "Winners 2019". restaurantandbardesignawards.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  58. ^ "Action Gouvernementale". gouv.mc (in French).
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