Chef Demaride Campanile

Personal Chef In Francavilla Fontana

I am a Chef from Puglia with 20 years of work experience.

I have worked for several years in the big Italian and European cities, learning local culinary secrets and customs.

I love creating dishes by researching the bases of classic Italian cuisine and reworking it in a modern way.

I love experimenting and I am always looking for new stimuli and new ideas.

For me, cooking is...

My passion, a lifestyle!

I learned to cook at...

In a renowned restaurant in the centre of Milan, Solferino and an internship at Ratana' in Milan.

A cooking secret...

Using only seasonal and organic ingredients, always offering the best to the customer!

My menus

Sweet and savory Breakfast

STARTER

All inclusive

Selection of local cured meats (Martinafranca capocollo, raw ham, Naples salami)

Selection of hard and soft cheeses (Taleggio, gorgonzola, Asiago ect) accompanied by jam and fresh fruit

Pancakes served with maple syrup and chocolate with seasonal fruit salad

Focaccia: white with rosemary and classic with tomato

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Stuffed omelets or scrambled eggs

Sweet and savory sandwiches (stuffed in different ways)

Seasonal mixed salad with grilled chicken

Beef and vegetable skewer

DESSERT

All inclusive

Cappuccino, coffee and orange juice

Chocolate cake, homemade biscuits, tarts filled with jam

Seasonal fruit

Essences

STARTER

Choose 3 dishes

"Frisa" typical Apulian bruschetta with onion, tomato, basil and vinaigrette

Thyme-flavored broad bean purée with grilled octopus and turnip greens with chilli pepper

Martinafranca capocollo with burrata and typical Apulian focaccia

Savory tarts with stracciatella cheese, chopped red shrimp and lemon zest

Fresh oysters with vegetable gremolada marinated with citronette

Sea bream carpaccio with raspberry vinaigrette and fennel salad

Octopus salad with parsley mashed potatoes

Scapece zucchini roll

Cardoncelli mushrooms sautéed on Apulian tarallo soil and herbs

Beef tartare with truffle mousse

Typical platter of local cold cuts with caramelized onions and fried pasta

Salty puffs stuffed with marjoram-flavored stracciatella mousse, sea bass carpaccio marinated in pepper served with a light black olive sauce

Baby octopus braised in tomato and red wine served with corn polenta croutons

Stuffed mussels with parsley, garlic, breadcrumbs and parmesan braised in tomato sauce

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Orecchiette with burrata cream, chopped red prawns and lemon

Linguine with fresh tomato, Argentine shrimp served with wild rocket pesto

Mezzemaniche with chickpea cream and crispy speck, scented with rosemary

Homemade tortelli stuffed with potatoes, chives served with cream of semi-seasoned caciocavallo, scented with truffles

Sunflowers (filled pasta) stuffed with burrata and lemon served with yellow date sauce

Spaghetti all' assassina (typical Barese spicy dish) served with smoked burrata cream and basil chips , Black Olive Dust

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Grilled lamb marinated with herbs and accompanied by seasonal vegetables and baked potatoes

Beef steak with caciocavallo cream, rocket, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinegar

Fillet of sea bream served with olive sauce, thyme and lemon seasonal side dishes included

Crispy porchetta stuffed with aromatic herbs scented with white wine

Potato crusted sea bass served with lemon and rosemary sauce

Seafood stew (according to availability of the period) with tomato, olives, capers and oregano

Marinated pork ribs with red beer and herbsCosts of

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Panna cotta with white chocolate and red fruits with seasonal fruit salad

Tart with custard and fresh fruit

Tasting of hard cheeses with jam and fruit

Tiramisù

Chocolate fondant with soft heart served with fruit and vanilla ice cream

Tiramisu with chocolate and hazelnuts

Millefeuille with custard with seasonal fruit

Travelling for Puglia

STARTER

All inclusive

Octopus salad "in my own way" (several textures)

Grilled prawn and citrus salad

Tomato velvety with "cialledda" (typical bread, cucumber, onion) and burrata

Platter of local cured meats served with fried pasta, spicy pepper sauce and caramelized onion

Parmesan with eggplant

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Spaghetti all' assassina (typical Barese spicy dish) served with smoked burrata cream and basil chips , Black Olive Dust

Asparagus and zucchini risotto, crispy zucchini flowers mantacato with "Caciocavallo di grotta"

Mezzelune stuffed with onion caramelized and goat cheese served with rustic white sausage sauce

Fettuccine al Barolo served with moscardini sauce

Sunflowers (filled pasta) stuffed with burrata and lemon served with yellow date sauce

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Swordfish roll stuffed with breadcrumbs, capers and dried tomato, served with light parsley and white wine sauce

Marinated pork ribs with red beer and herbs

Veal ossobuco (sweetly cooked) served with red wine sauce

Crispy Nordic cod on zucchini velvety

Piglet fillet lined with capocollo di Martina served with light sauce of Acquaviva and oregano onion

Snapper fillet in potato crust

Beef steak with caciocavallo cream arugula and dried tomatoes

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Typical sweet of ricotta, pine nuts and chocolate chips

Tiramisu

White and lemon chocolate pannacotta served with red fruit sauce

Chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream

Wrong millefeuille with chantilly cream and white chocolate

BBQ party

STARTER

All inclusive

Typical bruschetta and focaccia barese

Smoked beef carpaccio served with arugula mousse and Parmesan chips

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Gourmet Salad of Season

Roasted Potatoes

Roasted and marinated vegetables with lemon

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Pork ribs with BBQ sauce

Pulled pork

Beef ribeye

Chicken pulled

Sausage and Vegetable Spit

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisù

Cream with red fruits and white chocolate

Traditional cuisine

STARTER

All inclusive

"Frisa" typical Apulian bruschetta with onion, tomato, basil and vinaigrette

Aubergine parmigiana (mozzarella, tomato, basil)

Platter of local cured meats served with fried pasta, spicy pepper sauce and caramelized onion

Peppered with mussels with croutons

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Typical Bari recipe: Riso, patate e cozze ( rice au gratin with mussels and potatoes )

Broad beans and wild chicory with bread croutons with extra virgin olive oil

Vegetable soup basil scented

Bean soup with pork rinds

Spaghetti with mussels and cherry tomatoes

Mezzi rigatoni in two consistencies with chickpea cream, chilli pepper and rosemary

Orecchiette with tomato, caciocavallo and basil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Stewed rabbit hunter style

Beef roll with tomato

Mackerel terrine with potatoes and black olives

Baked stuffed aubergines au gratin (vegetarian dish)

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Pasticciotto Leccese

Zeppola di San Giuseppe with cream and black cherry

Fish-based gourmet experience

STARTER

All inclusive

Tacos with stracciatella, sautéed chicory and sea urchin pulp

Sesame amberjack tartare served with curry mousse and green apple powder

Sea bream carpaccio with raspberry vinaigrette and fennel salad

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Tortelli stuffed with caciocavallo cheese and black pepper served with prawn bisque and beaten red prawns

Spaghetti with clams and sea asparagus garnished with lemon zest

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Turbot fillet in an almond crust, served with wild chicory and yellow tomato cream

DESSERT

All inclusive

Lemon and mint parfait on almond cream

Sweet and savory Breakfast

STARTER

All inclusive

Selection of local cured meats (Martinafranca capocollo, raw ham, Naples salami)

Selection of hard and soft cheeses (Taleggio, gorgonzola, Asiago ect) accompanied by jam and fresh fruit

Pancakes served with maple syrup and chocolate with seasonal fruit salad

Focaccia: white with rosemary and classic with tomato

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Stuffed omelets or scrambled eggs

Sweet and savory sandwiches (stuffed in different ways)

Seasonal mixed salad with grilled chicken

Beef and vegetable skewer

DESSERT

All inclusive

Cappuccino, coffee and orange juice

Chocolate cake, homemade biscuits, tarts filled with jam

Seasonal fruit

Essences

STARTER

Choose 3 dishes

"Frisa" typical Apulian bruschetta with onion, tomato, basil and vinaigrette

Thyme-flavored broad bean purée with grilled octopus and turnip greens with chilli pepper

Martinafranca capocollo with burrata and typical Apulian focaccia

Savory tarts with stracciatella cheese, chopped red shrimp and lemon zest

Fresh oysters with vegetable gremolada marinated with citronette

Sea bream carpaccio with raspberry vinaigrette and fennel salad

Octopus salad with parsley mashed potatoes

Scapece zucchini roll

Cardoncelli mushrooms sautéed on Apulian tarallo soil and herbs

Beef tartare with truffle mousse

Typical platter of local cold cuts with caramelized onions and fried pasta

Salty puffs stuffed with marjoram-flavored stracciatella mousse, sea bass carpaccio marinated in pepper served with a light black olive sauce

Baby octopus braised in tomato and red wine served with corn polenta croutons

Stuffed mussels with parsley, garlic, breadcrumbs and parmesan braised in tomato sauce

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Orecchiette with burrata cream, chopped red prawns and lemon

Linguine with fresh tomato, Argentine shrimp served with wild rocket pesto

Mezzemaniche with chickpea cream and crispy speck, scented with rosemary

Homemade tortelli stuffed with potatoes, chives served with cream of semi-seasoned caciocavallo, scented with truffles

Sunflowers (filled pasta) stuffed with burrata and lemon served with yellow date sauce

Spaghetti all' assassina (typical Barese spicy dish) served with smoked burrata cream and basil chips , Black Olive Dust

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Grilled lamb marinated with herbs and accompanied by seasonal vegetables and baked potatoes

Beef steak with caciocavallo cream, rocket, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinegar

Fillet of sea bream served with olive sauce, thyme and lemon seasonal side dishes included

Crispy porchetta stuffed with aromatic herbs scented with white wine

Potato crusted sea bass served with lemon and rosemary sauce

Seafood stew (according to availability of the period) with tomato, olives, capers and oregano

Marinated pork ribs with red beer and herbsCosts of

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Panna cotta with white chocolate and red fruits with seasonal fruit salad

Tart with custard and fresh fruit

Tasting of hard cheeses with jam and fruit

Tiramisù

Chocolate fondant with soft heart served with fruit and vanilla ice cream

Tiramisu with chocolate and hazelnuts

Millefeuille with custard with seasonal fruit

Travelling for Puglia

STARTER

All inclusive

Octopus salad "in my own way" (several textures)

Grilled prawn and citrus salad

Tomato velvety with "cialledda" (typical bread, cucumber, onion) and burrata

Platter of local cured meats served with fried pasta, spicy pepper sauce and caramelized onion

Parmesan with eggplant

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Spaghetti all' assassina (typical Barese spicy dish) served with smoked burrata cream and basil chips , Black Olive Dust

Asparagus and zucchini risotto, crispy zucchini flowers mantacato with "Caciocavallo di grotta"

Mezzelune stuffed with onion caramelized and goat cheese served with rustic white sausage sauce

Fettuccine al Barolo served with moscardini sauce

Sunflowers (filled pasta) stuffed with burrata and lemon served with yellow date sauce

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Swordfish roll stuffed with breadcrumbs, capers and dried tomato, served with light parsley and white wine sauce

Marinated pork ribs with red beer and herbs

Veal ossobuco (sweetly cooked) served with red wine sauce

Crispy Nordic cod on zucchini velvety

Piglet fillet lined with capocollo di Martina served with light sauce of Acquaviva and oregano onion

Snapper fillet in potato crust

Beef steak with caciocavallo cream arugula and dried tomatoes

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Typical sweet of ricotta, pine nuts and chocolate chips

Tiramisu

White and lemon chocolate pannacotta served with red fruit sauce

Chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream

Wrong millefeuille with chantilly cream and white chocolate

BBQ party

STARTER

All inclusive

Typical bruschetta and focaccia barese

Smoked beef carpaccio served with arugula mousse and Parmesan chips

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Gourmet Salad of Season

Roasted Potatoes

Roasted and marinated vegetables with lemon

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Pork ribs with BBQ sauce

Pulled pork

Beef ribeye

Chicken pulled

Sausage and Vegetable Spit

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisù

Cream with red fruits and white chocolate

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Chef Demaride's reviews

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149 services

This is the first time we have used a private chef in Italy and I have to say the food was fantastic, we had to leave the main course in the fridge until later in the day as we were soo full. Every dish was tasty and exceptional. I would highly recommend Demaride and the take a chef service.

Demaride was exceptional from start to finish. She introduced us to incredible local dishes, each course more delicious than the last. The entire experience was unforgettable, thanks to her talent, passion, and attention to detail. Every moment felt special, and we couldn’t have asked for a better chef to guide us through such a delightful culinary journey. Highly recommended! Edu & his Mexican family ????????

Our chef touched our hearts! She was everything you would hope in a five star (or more) chef. She also loved interacting and cooking with our kids. She had a surprise breakfast cake off the menu for us that the kids made with her. She involved the kids in preparing the gnocchi too. Her flexibility with arrival time and menu were so refreshing. She made us memories to last a lifetime, leaving aside the delicious taste in our mouths and bellies. We couldn’t thank her enough. P.s. we were first time Take a Chef users and skeptical. What a pleasant surprise. Grazie chef!

Persona davvero precisa, gentile e professionale, tutto molto buono fra l'altro eravamo in 3 con il piccolo di 3 anni ed è stata molto "carina", assolutamente da consigliare

Our chef Demaride was really amazing. She communicated extremely well with me in advance planning the meal. She was very attentive to the various dietary needs of our group. She was well prepared in advance and punctual. We were staying in a B&B with limited space and equipment but she still made it work. I would highly recommend chef Demaride and also the service from Take a Chef. It was a very memorable evening!

I had hired Demaride Campanile twice and have done a tremendous job preparing, the timing between meals and the flavors were delicious & presentation were beautiful. She provided a selection of dishes to pick from and you could not go wrong with any of it. She was very professional and took her job seriously with all the dietary restrictions I provided her. I would hire her again!

Where do I start? She was very communicative from the start in arranging and customizing the menu. Every interaction was filled with enthusiasm and excitement. When she arrived and started cooking the smells and flavours confirmed that we made the best possible decision. The quality and presentation was out of this world. We were amazed by what she was able to produce from a minimalistic Airbnb kitchen, she pulled the rabbit out of the hat and plated it beautifully! Thank you for an amazing birthday meal.

Chef Demaride is very discreet and professional. We were a group of 7 persons and she did all services (food and services) alone and the dishes at the end. We had many services but the octopus salad and grilled fish & shrimps were amazing! I highly recommend Chef Demaride !

Demaride est un excellent Chef, discrète et d'une propreté exemplaire ... Elle nous a fait voyager à travers ses menus raffinés .... Mille mercis Demaride

Wow. Just wow. Chef Demaride curated an amazing menu and served us an absolutely delicious meal. The selection of appetizers, the pasta, the main dish, the dessert - everything was fantastic. The stuffed mussels and the zucchini rolls were especially tasty. A wonderful night at our rental outside Ceglie Messapica, thanks to Chef Demaride. She was on time, engaging, and left the kitchen spotless. An excellent Take A Chef experience.

Chef Demarida was exceptional. She was willing to talk to us and make suggestions on local cuisine - amazing recommendations. Amazing food and beautiful presentation. Be sure to come hungry because there was so much food! Would 1000% recommend this experience this to everyone - such a special experience

Our dinner with Chef Demaride was one of the highlights of our trip to Monopoli. The dishes she prepared (seven of them!) were varied, tasty, and authentic. I had high expectations for the evening, and she exceeded them.

Chef Demaride arrived and prepared our extensive meal by the requested time. The food was absolutely delicious and presented beautifully. She was gracious, engaging and allowed us to enjoy our meal for 8 people while presenting new courses and cleaning simultaneously. Communication for menu preparation and logistics was consistent and appropriate. We would absolutely, without hesitation request another meal to be prepared by Chef Demaride. A 5 star memorable experience to add to our wonderful time in Puglia!

Wow! I really have no idea how our chef, Demaride Campanile, managed to do it! She truly is a magician in the kitchen. Single handedly catering for 10 people and producing dish after dish of such high quality and beautiful presentation was simply amazing She was cheerful, engaging, lots of fun, very professional and made a special family evening so memorable, even finding the time to leave the kitchen looking immaculate Not just me but the whole family can’t thank you enough x

Fantastic chef. Demaride was amazing and just kept bringing out incredible food from our tiny kitchen! She made my birthday feel so special! Highly recommended!

Demaride was nothing short of amazing, she composed herself very well and made us feel like we were having a 5 star restaurant experience at our airbnb. Every course was honestly 10 out of 10 - special shoutout to the Zucchini Roll and Tiramisu with chocolate/hazelnut! We would absolutely hire Demaride again given the chance we travel back to Italy, she wasn't afraid to have fun with us too while we were singing and enjoying our time! Thank you again, we highly recommend your service and miss you already!

Demaride was such a fantastic chef. In the lead up she helped up pick our menu and gave us plenty of options. She was incredibly helpful. When she arrived, she set the table and prepped all of the food for 10 of us at the villa. The food was amazing, and the timings of each dish was perfect. The portion sizes were great and the food itself was amazing. Such great value for money. I can’t recommend her services enough. Thank you for an amazing night on our holiday.

Chef Demaride was amazing! She worked with us to develop a menu that each of us would enjoy and was beyond our expectations! Highly recommend her services! Try out her eggplant parm - best ever and presentation for all the dishes were appealing and moreover the dishes were delicious! Thank you Demaride!!!!

Chef Demaride was a super star. Not only did she make a beautiful and generously portioned Apulian feast for our family, she waa super communicative, professional and willing to adapt up until the last second. Could not recommend her more. Thank you Chef Demaride for the best meal we had during our entire trip.

We had the most fantastic meal! The quality of the food was outstanding. Demaride was super attentive and friendly. The food was superb, and the variety and plating were out of this world. This is my first time using this service type, and I have no complaints. It was great, great, excellent. Demaride is the best!!!

Persona davvero precisa, gentile e professionale, tutto molto buono fra l'altro eravamo in 3 con il piccolo di 3 anni ed è stata molto "carina", assolutamente da consigliare