Massimo Piedimonte
Hometown: Montréal, Quebec
Current city of residence: Montréal, Quebec
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at Cabaret l’Enfer
Massimo Piedimonte was born in Montréal into an Italian family where food has always been at the heart of every conversation. His first foray into the professional kitchen was while attending college and taking a summer job as a chef. Trained in the French style, Massimo finessed his techniques in restaurants across the city until landing a job as chef de partie under chef Daniel Boulud at Maison Boulud, later doing a four-month stage with chef René Redzepi at NOMA in Copenhagen and returning to Montréal to join Le Mousso as an executive chef.Read More
Hometown: Montréal, Quebec
Current city of residence: Montréal, Quebec
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at Cabaret l’Enfer
Massimo Piedimonte was born in Montréal into an Italian family where food has always been at the heart of every conversation. His first foray into the professional kitchen was while attending college and taking a summer job as a chef. Trained in the French style, Massimo finessed his techniques in restaurants across the city until landing a job as chef de partie under chef Daniel Boulud at Maison Boulud, later doing a four-month stage with chef René Redzepi at NOMA in Copenhagen and returning to Montréal to join Le Mousso as an executive chef. In 2022, he opened his own fine-dining restaurant Cabaret l’Enfer, featuring a tasting menu experience that showcases his bold cooking style, celebrating local seasonal ingredients, hospitality and the arts.