Ciao!

I was born and raised in Lombardia, a region in northern Italy, in a family of restaurateurs, so hospitality and food is what my whole life is about.

I’m driven by passion and making fresh pasta, ravioli, gnocchi, all the authentic Italian goodness and sharing my knowledge about it, is what I love the most!

The kitchen of our family restaurant is where I learnt that if you want to enjoy an Italian meal you must feel at home!

Let me be your host in the comfort of your home and I'll bring Italy to your table!

Chef Simo

For me, cooking is...

A lifestyle I guess! Other than being a passion, of course!

I learned to cook at...

I did study accounting. I had my culinary school at home! Mum and dad had always run different restaurants and I grew up in a kitchen.

A cooking secret...

It’s definitely using fresh ingredients. Simplicity.

My menus

MODERN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE

STARTER

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Fresh Market Crudo - soft herbs - pickled fennel - green shallots Oil served with 1000seeds cracker

Burratina - Burnt confit leek - olive&lemon tapenade - Focaccia

Potato Crisp - Wagyu Beef Tartare - French onion cream - chives caviar

FIRST COURSE

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Spaghettone XXL - king prawns - bisque - lemon

Homemade ricotta and spinach ravioli - burnt butter - sage - Pancetta - Balsamico di Modena

Casarecce short pasta - Basil Pesto - Burrata - roasted macadamia

MAIN COURSE

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Pan fried Lamb Backstrap - beets&rocket salad - hazelnut - Port reduction

Market fish - smoked cannellini purée - air crisp skin - black garlic Mayo

“Rosa di Parma” sous vide pork fillet wrapped in Prosciutto - milk and sage sauce - roasted potatoes

Eye fillet - triple cream truffle Brie cheese - buttered greens

DESSERT

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Aperol infused Almond cake - Mascarpone cream - berries tartare

Vanilla Panna cotta - glazed peaches - meringue crumble

Chocolate crémeux - red fruits coulis

ITALIAN JOURNEY

STARTER

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Pan fried king prawn - Pancetta - sea salt and rosemary potato

Bufalo mozzarella - Ox heart tomato - fresh Basil - Parma prosciutto

Ricotta and semi dried tomato stuffed Zucchini flower - capsicum sauce

Gin and beetroot cured salmon - micro herbs - lemon dressing - pink pepper

Beef Eye fillet tartare - quail egg yolk - homemade cracker

Lebanese eggplant parmigiana - basil oil - shaved 24 months Parmesan cheese

FIRST COURSE

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Homemade Raviolo filled with prawns and buffalo ricotta - citrus pesto - bisque

Parmesan fondue risotto- herbed confit cherry tomatoes - black Ligurian olives - stracciatella cheese

Homemade tagliatelle - slow cooked lamb shoulder in red wine and Napoletana sauce

Wholemeal fusilli - Napoletana sauce - stracciatella cheese - fresh basil

Homemade fettuccine - king prawns - tomato - pangrattato - lemon zest

MAIN COURSE

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Almond encrusted salmon - double cooked potatoes - saffron cream

Twice cooked duck breast - port reduction - duck fat roast potatoes

Homemade gnocchi - cheese fondue - walnuts and pears

Poached and roasted chicken breast - pecorino and jalapeño sauce - peach salad

Barramundi - potato- cherry tomatoes - Ligurian olives - potatoes

Eye fillet - triple cream Brie cheese - spinach

DESSERT

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Tiramisu

Chocolate caprese cake served with honey mascarpone

Italian Limoncello merengue deconstructed tart

Basic & Classy

STARTER

All inclusive

Homemade focaccia - Burrata - Parma Prosciutto - Green Dressing

Eggplant Parmigiana

Sword fish carpaccio - citronette and herbs

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Homemade Raviolo filled with prawns and buffalo ricotta - citrus pesto - bisque

Parmesan fondue risotto- herbed confit cherry tomatoes - black Ligurian olives - stracciatella cheese

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Almond encrusted salmon - double cooked potatoes - saffron cream

Slow cooked pork belly - apple sauce - seasonal salad

DESSERT

All inclusive

Tiramisu

Italian Limoncello merengue tart

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Chef Simona's reviews

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17 services

What an amazing night we had! We were surprising our mother for her and her twins 60th birthday and Simona took that seriously and came in quietly and started working away without anyone knowing she was in the house! The food was absolutely incredible! She went through each dish and answered any questions we had. She was engaging and took photos and videos of us all. She even organised to have a couple of menus to printed for the birthday girls as a keepsake of the night. We all can't stop talking about what a perfect night and food was and how seamlessly it all ran. Was so so special and worth every penny! Thank you so much chef!!

We booked Chef Simona for our intimate wedding celebration on the coast & we feel truly blessed to have come across Simona. We can not recommend Chef Simona enough! Simona was an absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish. Communication was 10/10. The food was beyond delicious and our guests are still raving about the entire menu. To top off the incredible food. Simona is a beautiful & warm person and was just as excited as we were for our big day! We look forward to booking with Chef Simona for all our future events!

Chef Simo treated us to an amazing dinner for our girls weekend away. The quality of her dishes were of the highest standards of a high end restaurant and we were delighted by the delicate flavours of her dishes and the level of detail and attention she paid to our requests. She was so lovely and professional, we would definitely request her again.

Chef Simo was absolutely amazing... we all had the most amazing experience. Her food was some of the best we have ever eaten and would definitely hire her again..

It really was amazing. Our Chef and her helper were lovely. We had a great night. 100% recommendation to anyone