Team
Influenze delle tradizioni culinarie italiane e dei numerosi souvenir raccolti intorno al mondo si incontrano e si mescolano, fino a fondersi nella dispensa contemporanea che fa della Franceschetta58 un locale semplice ma allo stesso tempo inusuale.
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Young talented and dynamic: the touch of our staff is visible in every moment of your experience at Franceschetta58. 

Francesco Vincenzi

Born in Emilia in 1992, Francesco is our head chef. His career started in Osteria Francescana, where he learnt the care for the ingredients and where he developed his passion. With the supervision of Massimo Bottura, he seasonally thinks a menu rich of suggestions that will bring you in the traditional Emilian cuisine influenced by his travel experiences abroad. 

Valentim Carraro

With a Modenese soul and a Brazilian heart, Valentim is our sous-chef. His journey began far from the kitchen: he graduated and worked in the financial sector in São Paulo, in the family business. However, after a few years, he decided to follow his great passion, cooking, which he had cultivated since childhood alongside his grandmother. He started gaining experience in Brazil, working in a French restaurant and an Italian one. Driven by the desire to rediscover his roots, he moved to Italy, where he fell in love with the culture, the food, and the people. In the summer of 2022, he joined the Franceschetta58 team, assisting Francesco in managing the kitchen. Passion, curiosity, and sharing are the values that drive his spirit.

Zack Labib

Zack Labib is Franceschetta58’s sommelier, born in Morocco in ’97 and raised in Italy. He attended hotel school but began working in the restaurant sector at a very young age, immediately discovering his passion for the occupation. After graduating from high school, Zack moved off to work along the sunny Maltese beaches; two years later he returned to Italy and officially joined Franceschetta58’s staff in the summer of 2023, becoming sommelier.

Riccardo Gazzola

Riccardo Gazzola, born in 1996 in the small town of Pove del Grappa (Veneto), developed a passion for languages during university, studying English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. After his studies he moved to Portugal, where, among other experiences, the one at Javá Rooftop in Lisbon stands out.

In 2023, he joined Ristorante Cavallino as Chef de Rang, where he gained much of the hospitality knowledge he relies on today. Following some time at the luxury 5-star resort COMO Castello Del Nero in Tuscany, Riccardo returned to the Francescana Family as Maitre of Franceschetta58 in December 2024. Here, he thrives in the dynamic, young team. Riccardo’s motto is simple: “Always move forward with a big smile, and the beautiful things will follow.”