[2023] Matteo Salvatore Ceravolo

Matteo started working in F&B in 2015, after attending the Sake Sommelier course from SSA in London. He moved to Hong Kong in 2017 to be part of the opening team of Sake Central, which became the most iconic Sake related venue worldwide. He has always been a great fan of the food and beverage culture, and he deepened his knowledge in the Italian ones, a true touch point with his roots. This brought him in March 2020 to start his journey as Brand Development Manager ASIA for Certa, leading Italian importer and brand managing office in Hong Kong. In 2021 he CO-founded with the Sake Central team Awa Awa, an Okinawa inspired Bar and Restaurant, in Peel Street, Hong Kong. Matteo is also managing partner of Milanosake, one of the biggest sake importers in Italy. Lastly, Matteo is one of the founding partners and consultants for Testina, the newly opened milanese trattoria in Hong Kong, in collaboration with his long time friends of Trippa Trattoria in Milan.