"On the Road" at Ein Prosit 2025, Udine, Italy; Willem Hiele and Mattia Agazzi

Today on our episode #433 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show, which is part of our three episode series on Ein Prosit 2025, an extraordinary multi-day event that took place from October 15-20, 2025 in Udine, Italy, featuring some of the greatest Italian & worldwide chefs. This was Ein Prosit's 26th edition, which included outstanding collaboration dinners, tastings, food trucks and more, bringing together the hospitality community.Today's show features the following chefs who participated in Ein Prosit, who Shari sat down with during the event to chat about their culinary backgrounds & experiences:Willem Hiele, chef & owner of Restaurant Willem Hiele in Oudenburg, Belgium, a one Michelin star restaurant, which is currently #62 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants and has received 2 Knives from The Best Chef Awards. Willem is a self-taught, Belgian chef whose cooking is deeply rooted in the North Sea & the coastal landscapes surrounding Belgium. His restaurant's seafood-driven cuisine takes center stage with a daily changing menu that is attuned to the rhythms of the sea & the seasons. (9:30) And,Mattia Agazzi, formerly executive chef of Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, which was part of a series of contemporary restaurants under the Gucci Osteria umbrella, promoting modern Italian cuisine while embracing Californian ingredients. The one Michelin star restaurant, which has closed since the event, was led by Mattia under the guidance of Massimo Bottura of three Michelin star Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, who also participated in Ein Prosit. Although it has closed, other Gucci Osteria locations are still open in Florence, Italy; Tokyo, Japan; and Seoul, Korea. We look forward to seeing what Mattia does next! (37:03)Many thanks to Willem and Mattia, and all of the chefs & teams involved in Ein Prosit, and everyone at Fissore + Barker. What an extraordinary event! Congratulations! To learn more, visit Einprosit.org & follow @einprosit2025.Stay tuned for our next episode on this special "On the Road" series on Ein Prosit 2025!Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebookThanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!