Davide Caranchini has received his culinary training around the world and from of the best names in food at Michel Roux Jr.'s famed Le Gavroche in Paris, Heinz Beck's Apsleys in London, and Rene Redzepi's Noma in Copenhagen, but what inspires him most comes from much closer to home. His restaurant, Materia, draws from the traditions of its Como location as well as an on-site greenhouse, where he grows the herbs and vegetables he needs for his critically-acclaimed tasting menus (one of which is entirely vegetarian).