Our Culinary EthosEst. 1998 • Tuscany

Italian dining rooted in the soil, crafted with reverence and intent.

At CUCINA, our menu is not planned in an office—it is composed in conversations with local farmers, orchardists, and coastal foragers. We cook with the rhythm of the seasons, highlighting raw terroir and honest flavors through wood-fire preparation and unhurried hospitality.

Led by Executive Chef Marco Rossi and Sommelier Elena Bianchi, every plate bridges ancestral culinary precision with modern regional stewardship. From lunch to private tasting events, our dining room provides an intimate sanctuary where every ingredient has a face and every meal tells a story.

Featured Terroir Purveyors
Hyper-LocalChianti Valley • 12 Miles

Tuscan Hill Farms

Heirloom tomatoes, cold-pressed olive oils, and wild herbs hand-harvested at dawn each Tuesday.

Heritage GrainsSiena Basin • 28 Miles

Ancient Grain Mill

Single-origin stoneground ancient grains fermented over 72 hours for our signature wood-fired crusts.

Executive Chef Marco Rossi plating fresh seasonal pasta in the CUCINA kitchen
Chef Marco Rossi
SeasonalityAutumn Harvest
Direct Sourcing94% Regional
Hearth CookingOak & Olive Wood

"We don't impose flavors on nature; we listen to what the Tuscan soil and Mediterranean air produce every morning."

Marco RossiExecutive Chef
Authentic
Our Culinary Team

Masters of Italian Craft

Meet the artisans behind our kitchen, dedicated to the heritage of open-flame cooking, handmade pasta, and fine Italian wine.

Executive Chef Marco Rossi preparing seasonal ingredients in the kitchen
Modena & Piedmont

Chef Marco Rossi

Head Chef & Hearth Master

Raised in the culinary heartlands of Emilia-Romagna and trained across Northern Italy, Marco crafts dishes that balance ancestral open-flame cooking with refined contemporary balance.

Master sfoglina Lucia Donati hand-rolling fresh egg pasta dough
Bologna Tradition

Lucia Donati

Head Pasta Artisan (Sfoglina)

Lucia apprenticed in traditional Bolognese pasta laboratories from age sixteen. She hand-rolls every sheet using stone-milled ancient grains and free-range golden egg yolks each sunrise.

Sommelier Sofia Bianchi curating vintage Italian wines in the cellar
AIS Certified Sommelier

Sofia Bianchi

Head Sommelier & Cellar Director

Sofia champions rare indigenous grape varietals and low-intervention biodynamic vineyards across Piedmont, Tuscany, Sicily, and Friuli, curating pairings that elevate each course.