Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef is a celebration of Osteria Francescana, which received three Michelin stars and was named the World's Best Restaurant in 2016 for its chef Massimo Bottura, dubbed "the Jimi Hendrix of Italian chefs."
Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef is a tribute to Osteria Francescana, a restaurant with three Michelin stars, and the 25-year career of Massimo Bottura, known as "the Jimi Hendrix of Italian chefs." in the 2016 S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants poll.

The most well-known restaurant in Italy is Osteria Francescana. At Osteria Francescana, gourmet expert Massimo Bottura (as highlighted on Netflix's Cook's Table) takes motivation from contemporary craftsmanship to make profoundly imaginative dishes that play with Italian culinary practices.

The book Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef is a celebration of Bottura's 25-year career and Osteria Francescana's development. The book has 50 recipes and accompanying texts that explain Bottura's inspiration, ingredients, and methods. It is broken up into four chapters, each of which covers a different era. Represented with photography by Stefano Graziani and Carlo Benvenuto, Never Trust a Thin Italian Gourmet specialist is the principal book from Bottura - the main figure in present day Italian gastronomy.