Alessandro Porcelli is an Italian figure in the culinary world best known as the founder of Cook It Raw, an influential series of events that brought together prominent chefs to collaborate and experiment with ingredients and techniques in remote locations around the world. The project, which gave rise to the 2013 book of the same name, functioned as part culinary gathering and part creative laboratory, emphasizing raw materials, place, and cross-cultural exchange among leading practitioners of contemporary cooking. Porcelli's contribution to food culture lies less in traditional recipe writing than in facilitating a dialogue between chefs about sustainability, locality, and the boundaries of modern cuisine.