A Montrealer Was Named Italy's 'Female Chef Of The Year'

She worked at a Pointe-Claire restaurant as a teenager.
A Montrealer Was Named Italy's 'Female Chef Of The Year'
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A chef raised on Montreal Island was named the 'Top Female Chef' in Italy by Le Guide de L'Espresso. CBC/Radio-Canada was the first to report this story in Canada.

Jessica Rosval, who told the Italian publication la Repubblica that she worked at Pointe-Claire's Scarolies Pasta Emporium as a teenager, was recognized for her work at the restaurant Francescana at the Casa Maria Luigia hotel in the city of Modena.

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In an Instagram post, Rosval wrote that "this prize is not just mine. A chef isn’t anybody and doesn’t do anything without a team!!" 

The Casa Maria Luigia also took to Instagram to praise its award-winning chef.

"We are happy that our family keeps growing and to witness that growth day after day, success after success," the hotel wrote.

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    Teddy Elliot was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and has a B.A. in Literature. Teddy has been a journalist for three years and was once an English teacher. His creative work has appeared in The Blasted Tree and Parenthetical Magazine. When he's not chasing scoops, Teddy can be found cheering on Aston Villa and listening to 80s power ballads. He was shortlisted for a Digital Publishing Award in 2021.

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