Private chef · Cortona
Private chef in Cortona
Cortona looks down on the Valdichiana from above, and from the villas around the view reaches as far as Lake Trasimeno. It is one of the Tuscan places most loved by visitors from abroad, and those who rent a house here for the summer often want exactly this: a dinner at home, with that view, without going down into town.
We cook in the villas and farmhouses around Cortona, with Chianina beef, the local wines and the produce of the Valdichiana. An intimate dinner, a party, a stay: we build the evening around you.
Multilingual chefs, used to the international clientele of these hills.
Dinners with the Valdichiana at your feet
The beauty of Cortona is the view, and an outdoor dinner at sunset, as the plain lights up below, is worth the evening on its own. We lay the table on the villa terraces and in the farmhouse gardens, cook on the spot and stay in the background, because the panorama is already the protagonist.
Chianina beef and the wines of Cortona
Here the meat is a serious thing: the Chianina of the Valdichiana asks for simple cooking and respect. Around it we build a menu with the wines of Cortona, the local Syrah and the nearby reds, and the produce of the farms. If you already have the bottles, we start from those.
Where we work
We work in Cortona and Camucia, in the Valdichiana and towards Lake Trasimeno, in villas and agriturismi. On request we travel towards Arezzo and Val d'Orcia.
The path, from the email to the table
It starts with your email. You give us the number of guests, the date and the idea of the evening you have in mind, and we reply with a menu tailored to that night. We settle the courses together, note any intolerances and tastes and give you a quote with no roundabout talk.
On the agreed day the chef comes up with the shopping already done, cooks live where you are and follows the table course after course. At the end of the evening he tidies up and leaves the house as it was. Whether you are inside the Etruscan walls or in a farmhouse overlooking Lake Trasimeno, it makes little difference to us.
At the table with Chianina and Cortona Syrah
Around here it starts with the meat. The Chianina of the Valdichiana is the queen, from the tall steak to the cuts that ask for slow cooking, and around it we turn pici with ragu, new oil from the hills and local cheeses. In the glass, Cortona DOC Syrah tells this corner of the province well, where the landscape looks straight out of a film.
We write the menu with you, by the season and by your cravings. A dinner here should taste of Cortona and not resemble yesterday's somewhere else.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work in the rental villas around Cortona?
Yes, it is one of our usual settings here. We cook in the villas and agriturismi of the Cortona hills, adapting to the available kitchen.
Do you offer Chianina beef?
Yes, the Chianina of the Valdichiana is a classic of our dinners here, with simple cooking and pairings to the wines of Cortona.
Which wines do you pair in Cortona?
The wines of the territory, from the Cortona Syrah to the nearby reds. We can include a tasting or work with the bottles from your cellar.
Do your chefs speak foreign languages?
Yes, our chefs are multilingual, useful for the international clientele very present in Cortona.
Do you also reach the country houses on the Cortona hills?
Yes. We come to the villas and farmhouses of the Valdichiana and around Lake Trasimeno, bringing everything we need and adapting to the local kitchen.
Do you prepare Chianina steak?
Gladly. Chianina is one of the local products we work with most often, from the steak to slow-cooked cuts, always in keeping with the chosen menu.
Request your chef in Cortona
Tell us the occasion and the villa, and we will prepare a bespoke proposal with the Valdichiana in front.
Request a quote