Private Chef Antonino La Via

Hello,

I am Antonino La Via and I will be your private chef!

Growing up in the heart of Sicily in Italy, I was always surrounded by delicious food and fresh ingredients from a young age. My mother instilled in me a love and appreciation for cooking, which led me to pursue a career in the culinary industry.

My philosophy is simple: use only the freshest, highest quality ingredients and let the food speak for itself. I believe that Italian cuisine is about celebrating the simple pleasures in life, and that good food should be shared with family and friends.

Thank you for visiting my page and I look forward to sharing my passion for food with you.

Buon appetito!

For me, cooking is...

truly my life, I’m in love with cooking and it is my life.

I learned to cook at...

throughout my life, I worked with many chefs in restaurants all over Sicily and UK.

A cooking secret...

My philosophy is simple: use only the freshest, highest quality ingredients and let the food speak for itself.

My menus

Signature Mare 2 course

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Binge salati - Savoury cream puffs, filled with mascarpone cream and fish ragu Served with beetroot carpaccio

Involtini al branzino - Aubergine rolls, stuffed with oven-baked sea bass breadcrumbs & mozzarella served with tomato and basil mayo

CROCCHETTE SALMONE - Crispy smoked salmon Croquettes, served with avocado cream

CAPESANTE AL BRANDY - Pan-fried Scallops served with a tasteful brandy-butter cream and cucumber carpaccio

TRIS CARPACCIO - Smoked swordfish, tuna, and salmon carpaccio served with avocado cream and croutons

TARTARE DI TONNO - Tuna tartare marinated in orange and lime, oil, and garlic Served with homemade pomegranate cream

FIRST COURSE

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TAGLIATELLE MARE E MONTI - Linguine pasta creamed with aubergine cream and fish bisque, cherry tomatoes, squid mussels, and prawns

RISOTTO CREMA DI FUNGHI E SCAMPI - arborio rice, mushroom cream, scampi bisque and crispy leek

MEZZE LUNE ALL’ARAGOSTA - Homemade “Mezze Lune” pasta, fillet with lobster, served in a tasteful fish bisque & brandy

PACCHERI AL PESCE SPADA - Paccheri pasta, swordfish courgettes buffalo mozzarella garlic, parsley a touch of tomato sauce

CALAMARATA RICCA - Calamarata pasta, prawns, squid rocket pesto and walnut, peanuts and pistachio cream

LASAGNA MARINARA - Homemade “Lasagna” pasta, with spinach bechamel and fish ragù: Clams, Tuna, Swordfish & Salmon

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

DESSERT

All inclusive

Signature Terra 4 course

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POLPETTE DI ZUCCA - Delicate soft butternut squash balls in a four-cheese sauce

POLPETTE DI VITELLO - Sicilian-style veal meatballs & buffalo mozzarella cream

CROCCHETTE DI MANZO E POLLO - Crispy beef-fillet-and-chicken Croquettes, spinach pesto & mozzarella cheese

MEDAGLIONI DI TACCHINO - Turkey and vegetable-tartar medallions, aubergine & cream parmesan cheese

FUNGHI RIPIENI - Mushrooms stuffed with a slow-cooked chicken ragu'& a delicate courgette cream

FRITTELLE DI MELANZANE - Aubergines, breadcrumbs, eggs, garlic, stuffed with mozzarella, served with tomato and basil cream

FIRST COURSE

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RIGATONI AL PESTO ROSSO - Rigatoni pasta in sundried tomato pesto sauce, crispy Parma ham, crispy rocket

SPAGHETTI AI BROCCOLI - Homemade Spaghetti pasta, with Broccoli, toasted almonds sauce & goat cheese fondue

TAGLIATELLE ALLA BOSCAIOLA - Homemade Tagliatelle pasta, crispy pancetta, tomatoes, peas, mushrooms & cream

ORECCHIETTE ALL' AGNELLO - Homemade “Orecchiette” pasta in a slow-cooked lamb ragu, rocket pesto & stilton cheese

PACCHERI ZUCCA & SALSICCIA - Homemade “Paccheri” pasta, pork sausage, and butternut squash sauce, with a touch of mascarpone cheese

RAVIOLI DUCK - Fresh pasta filled with duck spinach and soft cheese served with saffron sauce and crispy parsnip

MAIN COURSE

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ROTOLO DI VITELLO - Traditional Sicilian-style stuffed Veal roll, served with roasted potatoes and mushroom sauce

INVOLTINI DI MANZO - The real "Messinese" veal skewer, stuffed with a unique homemade Sicilian-style breadcrumb, served with vegetables tartare

COSTOLETTE DI AGNELLO - Lamb cutlets served with mashed butternut squash, roast potatoes & mint sauce

RIBEYE STEAK - 220g Ribeye steak, served with roasted seasoned potatoes & Peppercorn sauce

INVOLTINI DI POLLO - Chicken skewers served with green beans & pumpkin puree

ARROSTO DI VITELLO - Crispy veal roast joint, served with grilled vegetables & Valpolicella wine sauce

DESSERT

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Tiramisu

Cassatine Siciliane

Brownie

Bigne’ - Sweet puffs, assorted filled with chocolate cream, vanilla, coffee, pistachio, and hazelnut

Cestini di Frutta - Fruit tarts, with vanilla custard, and assorted fruit

Cheesecake Basic crushed biscuits, fresh soft cheese cream. the cheesecake cream can be flavored with coffee, chocolate, pistachio, bayles, and fruit

Semifreddi - Sweet, semi-frozen, prepared with cream, eggs, and sugar, flavored with vanilla or chocolate, hazelnuts, and pistachio

Torta Caffe’ - Sponge cake base, soaked in coffee flavor, filled with coffee cream covered in chantilly cream

Torta Frutta - Sponge cake base, soaked in alchemies liqueur, filled with custard vanilla & fruit mix

Torta Gianduia e Pistacchio - Basic sponge cake, soaked in gianduia (hazelnut and chocolate cream) & pistachio cream, covered in chantilly cream

Torta Mimosa -Basic sponge cake, soaked in vanilla flavoring, filled with chantilly cream

Torta Nocciola -Sponge cake base, soaked in hazelnut flavor, filled with hazelnut cream covered in cream chocolate

Signature Mare 4 course

STARTER

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BIGNE SALATI - Savoury cream puffs, filled with mascarpone cream and fish ragu Served with beetroot carpaccio

INVOLTINI BRANZINO - Aubergine rolls, stuffed with oven-baked sea bass breadcrumbs & mozzarella served with tomato and basil mayo

CROCCHETTE SALMONE - Crispy smoked salmon Croquettes, served with avocado cream

CAPESANTE AL BRANDY - Pan-fried Scallops served with a tasteful brandy-butter cream and cucumber carpaccio

TRIS CARPACCIO - Smoked swordfish, tuna, and salmon carpaccio served with avocado cream and croutons

TARTARE DI TONNO - Tuna tartare marinated in orange and lime, oil, and garlic Served with homemade pomegranate cream

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

TAGLIATELLE MARE E MONTI - Linguine pasta creamed with aubergine cream and fish bisque, cherry tomatoes, squid mussels, and prawns

RISOTTO CREMA DI FUNGHI E SCAMPI - arborio rice, mushroom cream, scampi bisque and crispy leek

MEZZE LUNE ALL’ARAGOSTA - Homemade “Mezze Lune” pasta, fillet with lobster, served in a tasteful fish bisque & brandy

PACCHERI AL PESCE SPADA - Paccheri pasta, swordfish courgettes buffalo mozzarella garlic, parsley a touch of tomato sauce

CALAMARATA RICCA - Calamarata pasta, prawns, squid rocket pesto and walnut, peanuts and pistachio cream

LASAGNA MARINARA - Homemade “Lasagna” pasta, with spinach bechamel and fish ragù: Clams, Tuna, Swordfish & Salmon

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

SALMONE AFFUMICATO - Pan-fried smoked salmon served with asparagus mousse and crushed potatoes

CALAMARI RIPIENI - Calamari stuffed with cherry tomatoes, capers, mozzarella, served with tomato &basil cream

BRANZINO - Pan-fried sea bass in a clam sauce, olives, and saffron. Served with rosemary- roasted thin potatoes

MERLUZZO CROCCANTE - Crispy braded cod served with purple mashed potatoes and pistachio cream

INVOLTINI DI PESCE SPADA - Sicilian-style breaded swordfish skewers, with tomatoes and capers. Served with vegetable tartare

GAMBERONI AI FUNGHI - Pan-fried King prawns, served with a creamy mushroom sauce, garlic & parsley

DESSERT

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CASSATINE SICILIANE

BROWNIE

BIGNE’ - Sweet puffs, assorted filled with chocolate cream, vanilla, coffee, pistachio, and hazelnut

CESTINI DI FRUTTA - Fruit tarts, with vanilla custard, and assorted fruit

CHEESECAKE - crushed biscuits, fresh soft cheese cream. the cheesecake cream can be flavored with coffee, chocolate, pistachio, bayles, and fruit

SEMIFREDDI - Sweet, semi-frozen, prepared with cream, eggs, and sugar, flavored with vanilla or chocolate, hazelnuts, and pistachio

TORTA CAFFE’ - Sponge cake base, soaked in coffee flavor, filled with coffee cream covered in chantilly cream

TORTA FRUTTA - Sponge cake base, soaked in alchemies liqueur, filled with custard vanilla & fruit mix

TORTA GIANDUIA & PISTACCHIO - Basic sponge cake, soaked in gianduia (hazelnut and chocolate cream) & pistachio cream, covered in chantilly cream

TORTA MIMOSA -Basic sponge cake, soaked in vanilla flavoring, filled with chantilly cream

TORTA NOCCIOLA -Sponge cake base, soaked in hazelnut flavor, filled with hazelnut cream covered in cream chocolate

SIGNATURE Terra 2 course

STARTER

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POLPETTE DI ZUCCA - Delicate soft butternut squash balls in a four-cheese sauce

POLPETTE DI VITELLO - Sicilian-style veal meatballs & buffalo mozzarella cream

CROCCHETTE DI MANZO E POLLO - Crispy beef-fillet-and-chicken Croquettes, spinach pesto & mozzarella cheese

MEDAGLIONI DI TACCHINO - Turkey and vegetable-tartar medallions, aubergine & cream parmesan cheese

FUNGHI RIPIENI - Mushrooms stuffed with a slow-cooked chicken ragu'& a delicate courgette cream

FRITTELLE DI MELANZANE - Aubergines, breadcrumbs, eggs, garlic, stuffed with mozzarella, served with tomato and basil cream

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

RIGATONI AL PESTO ROSSO - Rigatoni pasta in sundried tomato pesto sauce, crispy Parma ham, crispy rocket

SPAGHETTI AI BROCCOLI - Homemade Spaghetti pasta, with Broccoli, toasted almonds sauce & goat cheese fondue

TAGLIATELLE ALLA BOSCAIOLA - Homemade Tagliatelle pasta, crispy pancetta, tomatoes, peas, mushrooms & cream

ORECCHIETTE ALL' AGNELLO - Homemade “Orecchiette” pasta in a slow-cooked lamb ragu, rocket pesto & stilton cheese

PACCHERI ZUCCA & SALSICCIA - Homemade “Paccheri” pasta, pork sausage, and butternut squash sauce, with a touch of mascarpone cheese

RAVIOLI DUCK - Fresh pasta filled with duck spinach and soft cheese served with saffron sauce and crispy parsnip

MAIN COURSE

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DESSERT

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