Rafa Costa e Silva is executive chef/owner of Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (source)
The restaurant is No. 25 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026, and holds two MICHELIN stars.
Career
- Executive Chef, Mugaritz 2007–2011 (source)
Training
- Culinary arts studies at The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY (listed as class of '05 on the CIA bio; '06 in another CIA line) (source)
- Cooking studies at Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, and a business administration degree (source)
Recognition
- Michelin star for Lasai (Michelin Guide) (2015) (source)
- Second Michelin star for Lasai (2024) (source)
- Chef do Ano (Gula magazine) (2015) (source)
- Prix au Chef de l'Avenir, Académie Internationale de la Gastronomie (2016) (source)
Context
What the role involves, and what the best in it say about the work, is set out in the executive chef's role.
Checked 10 November 2026. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.