Private chef · Val d'Orcia
Private chef in Val d'Orcia
Val d'Orcia is the landscape everyone pictures when they think of Tuscany: the combed hills, the lines of cypresses, the evening light. Dining here in the open, with that view in front of you, is already half the experience. The other half is ours.
We bring a chef to the villas and country houses between Pienza, Montalcino and San Quirico, with menus that call for a Brunello or a Rosso di Montalcino. It is a dinner that takes its time, like the place you are in.
We work bespoke, for an intimate evening or a long lunch among friends.
Brunello and the table
Here the wine matters, and the cooking follows it. Around a Brunello we set the right meats, slow cooking, hand-made pici, Pienza pecorino aged just so. We build the menu and then tune it to the bottles you will open.
If you like, we add a guided tasting of the Montalcino reds to the evening, so the wine becomes the thread of the dinner.
Dinners with the landscape around you
We lay the table where the view is best: a terrace over the hills, the garden of a country house, a table among the olive trees. We cook on the spot and leave everything as you left it. What stays with you is the landscape and the time with your guests.
Where we work
We work in Pienza, Montalcino, San Quirico d'Orcia, Montepulciano, Bagno Vignoni and Castiglione d'Orcia, in the villas and estates of the area. On request we also travel towards Monte Amiata.
How a dinner in the Val d'Orcia is prepared
It starts with your email. We need the number of guests, the date and the idea of the evening, and we come back with a menu drawn just for you. We agree on the dishes, note allergies and preferences and give you a transparent quote.
On the agreed day the chef arrives at the farmhouse or villa with everything needed, cooks in front of you and follows the table through to dessert, then leaves everything in order. Between Pienza, San Quirico, Montalcino and Bagno Vignoni we get there easily, even to the most isolated farmsteads among the clay hills.
The taste of the Val d'Orcia
In a land straight from a postcard the menu can only start from its products. Pienza pecorino in every ageing, Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino in the glass, hand-rolled pici, the oil and honey of the hills.
We build the dinner with you, following the season and your taste, and if you wish we take care of the pairing with the great reds of the area. A dinner up here should carry the same silence and the same flavour as the landscape.
A sample menu in the Val d'Orcia
Every dinner is tailored: this is just an example of our cooking among the clay hills.
- Starter: Pienza pecorino and cured meats, with unsalted Tuscan bread
- First course: pici with aglione or ragu
- Main: a meat main with Brunello
- Dessert: cantuccini and vin santo, or a dessert made on the spot
Frequently asked questions
Do you pair with Brunello di Montalcino?
Yes, it is how we work here: we build the menu around Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino, tuning each course to the pairing.
Do you work in agriturismi and rental villas too?
Of course, we cook in the country houses, the charming agriturismi and the rental villas of Val d'Orcia, adapting to the available kitchen.
Do you use local produce?
Always: Pienza pecorino, pici, meats and vegetables from the area. They are the base of the cooking we offer here.
Do your chefs speak foreign languages?
Yes, our chefs are multilingual and used to the international guests who choose Val d'Orcia.
Can you pair Brunello di Montalcino with the dinner?
Yes. We are glad to build the pairing around Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino, based on the courses.
Do you also reach the most isolated farmsteads?
Yes. We come to the farmhouses and farmsteads among the clay hills, bringing everything needed even where the road is long.
Request your chef in Val d'Orcia
Tell us the occasion and the wines you want to open, and we will prepare a bespoke dinner with the right view.
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