Chef Gigi Desi

Private Chef In Berlin

My job as a chef feeds on the curiosity of art. In my laboratory kitchen I use the flours, the seeds, the fermentation of vegetables and tea to make dishes that bring healthy nourishment.

Excluding processed sugars or flours with poor nutritional value. I use local or Italian products from small farms. my philosophy in the kitchen is that food is constantly evolving and evolves through different moments from its raw material to the palate of those who taste it.

I do an experimental kitchen that uses an ancient awareness.

I love mixing cultures and eras in my kitchen. Always looking for new

flavour combinations. I like to combine art with food and harmonize balance

shapes, colours and flavours.

I come from Naples in Italy, where I learned to prepare meals based on

great quality ingredients.

It's important for me to choose my ingredients in the market, discover

new places selling best products. Composing my dishes starts with going to the market and seeing what's

good there, seeing what the season brings.

I can cook traditional dishes from my country, but I also love to

reinvent the tradition and mix, I love challenges.

Food presentation is very important for me, I set it on the table with love and aesthetic sense.

I can prepare a baroque dinner, as well as a simple meal. Both of which will make you appreciate the art of mixing flavours.

To cook for me is also to create memories.

My speciality is fish, vegetables and ... pasta!

I enjoy cooking and am waiting for your request - feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

For me, cooking is...

..a big passion that have to make people happy

I learned to cook at...

..My grandma's home.

A cooking secret...

Respect the nature of the ingredients.

My menus

Rich Neapolitan

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Zucchine alla Scapece: Grilled or fried zucchini marinated with vinaigrette, garlic, olive oil and mint

Alici marinate - marinated anchovies with vinaigrette or lemon juice, parsley, olive oil and garlic. Served with fennel and celery salad

Frittura a l´italiana. Italian frying is a typical Sunday dish in Naples. It consists of a mix of courgette vegetables, fennel, aubergines, artichokes, and carriage bread

FIRST COURSE

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Pasta alla Norma is a typical Sicilian dish with fresh tomato sauce, chunks of fried aubergines, ricotta of goat and mint leaves served with with rigatoni pasta

Fish soup with squid, prawns, mussels and cod (only fresh fish,not frozen), served with toasted bread or rice noodles, extra virgin olive oil, cherry tomatoes type roma or pachino and parsley

Ragout di carne (traditional Neapoltan dish) Its the famous Neapolitan Ragout of meat. If you never eated it, you should try at least once in a life

O Roje! A Neapolitan dish from the 1600s, tomato sauce, steamed and then salted in a pan with oil and onion. The famous macaroni are seasoned with a sprinkling of fresh parmesan and basil leaves

MAIN COURSE

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Swordfish meatballs

Grilled Calamari with soia and roasted sesame seeds

Shiitake risotto

Neapolitan-style meatballs with beef, sultanas, pine nuts, black pepper, breadcrumbs and parsley; served with a dijon cream

Different types of legume soups, or salads with sprouts of different plants

Spaghetti aglio olio e ginger with persley and basil

Roasted tuna with red pepper and lemon served with green salad and sprouts

Alici marinate

Parmigiana di melanzane (neapolitan delicatessen) Vegetarian

Panetto di parmigiana di melanzane

DESSERT

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The original Tiramisu

Fruit salad with seasonal fruit

Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Energy balls with milk thistle, walnuts, almonds, honey, apricots and dates

Vegan brownie with orange peel

Tuca tuca

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Mozzarella in carrozza. Traditional italian snack made with slices of white bread fried with milk and eggs - stuffed with mozzarella and optionally anchovies or ham

Bruschetta umami flavor. Home made bread, roasted tomatoes, onion garlic basil olive oil

Zucchine alla Scapece: Slices of zucchine marinated with balsamico oilive oil garlic mint. served with warm bread and burrata

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Pasta Norma

Lasagna Italian style

Spaghetti futti di mare - with clams or squid, shrimps, mussels, tomato and parsley. Original Neapolitan recipe

Hoummusmami 2.0

Handmade gnocchi

Cous-cous with vegetables, fish or meat

Baked pasta

Tintefish & Greenbeans Co

MAIN COURSE

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Fish or vegetables tempura

Grilled Calamari with soia and roasted sesame seeds

Grilled Tuna, nigella seeds, alfalfa sprouts, served with lemon or soy sauce

Eggplant parmesan (neapolitan delicatessen) Vegetarian

Chicken curry on papadum. orange and lemon flavour with rosted hammonds

Chicken curry with dried plums and roasted almonds, served on freshly fried crepes (sourdough) This is my take on a classic chicken curry. Meat is marinated in white wine and plums, which gives a note of sweetness to slightly spicy chicken

Neapolitan- mexican (Fusion plate )meatballs with beef, sultanas, black pepper, breadcrumbs and parsley; served with a dijon cream

DESSERT

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Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Energy balls with milk thistle, walnuts, almonds, honey, apricots and dates

Tiramisu (the original)

Chocolate-rich brownie with orange peel

(Seasonal desert) Grilled peaches with mascarpone and mint

Seasonal fruit salad

Apple cake

Kombucha Art Tea

Pavlova

Pizza Party (Original Handmade Neapolitan pizza)

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All inclusive

Parmigiana di melanzane (Aubergine Parmigiana)

Pizza parmigiana

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Pizza salsiccia e friarielli

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Pizza gorgonzola

DESSERT

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Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

(ice) Cremolata grapefruit and oranges

Japanese Neapolitan Fusion

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Miso shitake

Miso scrimp

Miso tofu

Chunky potatoe chips, smoked herring, goat cheese and alfalfa sprouts

Smoked Hearings in sea cheese

FIRST COURSE

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Ramen with belly pork

Ramen fish

Ramen chicken

Ramen green

MAIN COURSE

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Okonomiyaki tuna

Okonomiyaki Salmon

DESSERT

All inclusive

Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Macha sorbet

Tex-Mex

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Queso

Nachos

FIRST COURSE

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Cheese enchiladas

Refried beens

MAIN COURSE

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Chili con carne

Steak fajitas

Mix of tacos

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Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Mexican surprise

French Vibes

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Soupe à l'oignon

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Coq au vin

MAIN COURSE

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Beef bourguignon

Cassoulet

DESSERT

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Chocolate soufflé

Picasso

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Zucchine alla Scapece: Grilled or fried zucchini marinated with vinaigrette, garlic, olive oil and mint

Seafood salad with octopus, prawns, mussels and squid, seasoned delicately with parsley, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice

Mozzarella in carrozza. Traditional italian snack made with slices of white bread fried with milk and eggs - stuffed with mozzarella and optionally anchovies or ham

Alici marinate - marinated anchovies with vinaigrette or lemon juice, parsley, olive oil and garlic. Served with fennel and celery salad

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Neapolitan style seafood and fish spaghetti

Tagliatele alla romana: with organic butter, goat cheese (pecorino romano), roasted black pepper

Fish soup with calamari, prawns, octopus, mussels, cod, other fresh seasonal fish served with rice noodles (Japanese-Neapolitan fusion)

Risotto

Soup with meatballs and seasonal vegetables served with rice noodles (Japanese-Neapolitan fusion)

Cannelloni with spinach, roasted vegetables, ricotta and parmesan

MAIN COURSE

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Neapolitan-style meatballs with beef, sultanas, pine nuts, black pepper, breadcrumbs and parsley; served with a dijon cream

Chicken curry with dried plums and roasted almonds, served on freshly fried papadum ( indian bread .) This is my take on a classic chicken curry. Meat is marinated in white wine and plums, which gives a note of sweetness to slightly spicy chicken

Grilled Tuna, nigella seeds, alfalfa sprouts and lemon

DESSERT

Choose 2 dishes

Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Tiramisu (the original)

Chocolate-rich brownie with orange peel

Roasted seasonal fruit with mascarpone, mint and pistachios

Rich Neapolitan

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Zucchine alla Scapece: Grilled or fried zucchini marinated with vinaigrette, garlic, olive oil and mint

Alici marinate - marinated anchovies with vinaigrette or lemon juice, parsley, olive oil and garlic. Served with fennel and celery salad

Frittura a l´italiana. Italian frying is a typical Sunday dish in Naples. It consists of a mix of courgette vegetables, fennel, aubergines, artichokes, and carriage bread

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Pasta alla Norma is a typical Sicilian dish with fresh tomato sauce, chunks of fried aubergines, ricotta of goat and mint leaves served with with rigatoni pasta

Fish soup with squid, prawns, mussels and cod (only fresh fish,not frozen), served with toasted bread or rice noodles, extra virgin olive oil, cherry tomatoes type roma or pachino and parsley

Ragout di carne (traditional Neapoltan dish) Its the famous Neapolitan Ragout of meat. If you never eated it, you should try at least once in a life

O Roje! A Neapolitan dish from the 1600s, tomato sauce, steamed and then salted in a pan with oil and onion. The famous macaroni are seasoned with a sprinkling of fresh parmesan and basil leaves

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Swordfish meatballs

Grilled Calamari with soia and roasted sesame seeds

Shiitake risotto

Neapolitan-style meatballs with beef, sultanas, pine nuts, black pepper, breadcrumbs and parsley; served with a dijon cream

Different types of legume soups, or salads with sprouts of different plants

Spaghetti aglio olio e ginger with persley and basil

Roasted tuna with red pepper and lemon served with green salad and sprouts

Alici marinate

Parmigiana di melanzane (neapolitan delicatessen) Vegetarian

Panetto di parmigiana di melanzane

DESSERT

Choose 2 dishes

The original Tiramisu

Fruit salad with seasonal fruit

Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Energy balls with milk thistle, walnuts, almonds, honey, apricots and dates

Vegan brownie with orange peel

Tuca tuca

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Mozzarella in carrozza. Traditional italian snack made with slices of white bread fried with milk and eggs - stuffed with mozzarella and optionally anchovies or ham

Bruschetta umami flavor. Home made bread, roasted tomatoes, onion garlic basil olive oil

Zucchine alla Scapece: Slices of zucchine marinated with balsamico oilive oil garlic mint. served with warm bread and burrata

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Pasta Norma

Lasagna Italian style

Spaghetti futti di mare - with clams or squid, shrimps, mussels, tomato and parsley. Original Neapolitan recipe

Hoummusmami 2.0

Handmade gnocchi

Cous-cous with vegetables, fish or meat

Baked pasta

Tintefish & Greenbeans Co

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Fish or vegetables tempura

Grilled Calamari with soia and roasted sesame seeds

Grilled Tuna, nigella seeds, alfalfa sprouts, served with lemon or soy sauce

Eggplant parmesan (neapolitan delicatessen) Vegetarian

Chicken curry on papadum. orange and lemon flavour with rosted hammonds

Neapolitan- mexican (Fusion plate )meatballs with beef, sultanas, black pepper, breadcrumbs and parsley; served with a dijon cream

DESSERT

Choose 2 dishes

Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Energy balls with milk thistle, walnuts, almonds, honey, apricots and dates

Tiramisu (the original)

Chocolate-rich brownie with orange peel

(Seasonal desert) Grilled peaches with mascarpone and mint

Seasonal fruit salad

Apple cake

Kombucha Art Tea

Pavlova

Pizza Party (Original Handmade Neapolitan pizza)

STARTER

All inclusive

Parmigiana di melanzane (Aubergine Parmigiana)

Pizza parmigiana

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Pizza salsiccia e friarielli

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Pizza gorgonzola

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

(ice) Cremolata grapefruit and oranges

Japanese Neapolitan Fusion

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Miso shitake

Miso scrimp

Miso tofu

Chunky potatoe chips, smoked herring, goat cheese and alfalfa sprouts

Smoked Hearings in sea cheese

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Ramen with belly pork

Ramen fish

Ramen chicken

Ramen green

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Okonomiyaki tuna

Okonomiyaki Salmon

DESSERT

All inclusive

Ginger and lemon sorbet with fresh mint

Macha sorbet

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Chef Gigi's reviews

4.67

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11 services

This was a unique experience and I would recommend everyone to experience it once themselves

For us it was the first time, that we tried something like that. We enjoyed every second of not. The food was like in a 5 Star restaurant.

I wanted to do something special and different for my husband's birthday this year and having Gigi come over to cook for us was the right decision. From the first email contact Gigi communicated clearly and attentively. He took time to explain everything and make meal recommendations based on which fresh and in season ingredients were available on the market at the time. He was on time and came well prepared. Throughout the evening he was social and engaging yet professional and polite giving us enough privacy. He managed his way around our kitchen without much of our help. The food was prepared with care and every dish was unique in some way. The food quality was above most fancy restaurants' quality. It was fresh, light, and tastes were well balanced. My husband, our guest and I were all impressed. Gigi shared with us some of his kombucha that he produces which was delicious and we'll definitely be ordering more. He left the kitchen clean. Thank you Gigi for bringing great energy and tastes to our dinner party.

This was a unique experience and I would recommend everyone to experience it once themselves

For us it was the first time, that we tried something like that. We enjoyed every second of not. The food was like in a 5 Star restaurant.