Damplo Group
Awards & Recognitions
Awards Ciccio displays with the same discretion a Ferrari is parked in front of a restaurant.
2018
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Michelin Star — Damplo Mineo
Michelin Guide Italy
2018
2019
★
Due Forchette
Gambero Rosso — Restaurants of Italy
2019
2019
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Chef of the Year
L'Espresso Guide
2019
2020
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Grand Chef
Relais & Châteaux
2020
2021
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#47 — The World's 50 Best Restaurants
World's 50 Best Restaurants
2021
2021
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Michelin Star — Damplo Roma
Michelin Guide Italy
2021
2022
★
Tre Cappelli
L'Espresso Guide
2022
2023
★
Best Italian Restaurant Abroad
Italian Chamber of Commerce — New York
2023
2024
★
Michelin Star — Damplo Dubai
Michelin Guide UAE
2024
2016
★
Certificate of Excellence — #1 in Mineo
TripAdvisor
2016
2012
★
Forbes 30 Under 30 — Mineo Edition
Forbes (Unverified Local Edition)
2012
2017
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Golden Cannoli Awards — Most Emotional Chef
Golden Cannoli Awards
2017
2020
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Golden Trophy for Spontaneous Culinary Weeping
Italian Academy of Gastronomic Weeping
2020
2018
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Best Emotional Pasta Experience
International Pasta Feelings Council
2018
2019
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International Arancino Excellence Medal
World Arancino Federation
2019
2022
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Lifetime Achievement Award for Culinary Suffering
Arancino Business Review
2022
2023
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Honorary Ambassador of Sicilian Pistachio
Imaginary Pistachio Consortium
2023
2023
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Mediterranean Golden Spoon (Genuine)
Il Sole 24 Arancini
2023
18
total recognitions, distributed over more than a decade of culinary excellence