Samuele Zaninotto · Private Chef · Mediterranean Healthy Cuisine
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SAMUELE ZANINOTTO

ROMA · ITALIA · MEDITERRANEO

THE CHEF

A way of cooking.
A way of welcoming.

I’m Samuele. I bring more than twenty years in professional kitchens and a simple belief: an experience succeeds when people feel at ease.

In the kitchen, one gesture at a time.Open the film

THE JOURNEY

My journey began in Rome’s professional kitchens. Hotel discipline, the rhythm of service and working within a brigade taught me to listen before deciding, and to prepare each detail before it is seen.

From La Vecchia Pineta to La Ciambella, from La Serra at Palazzo delle Esposizioni to my time as Executive Chef at Palazzo Brancaccio, each chapter has shaped both my cooking and my approach to hospitality. My role at Palazzo Brancaccio ended in 2024. Since leaving, I have focused on private chef work, in residences, during private stays and on board.

Yacht assignments and institutional and diplomatic settings have deepened my understanding of timing, protocols and individual preferences. Today, I bring that experience to your table through Mediterranean cooking that responds to the people and the place.

A life in the kitchen.
An increasingly personal approach.

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2000–2016 | Foundations in Rome

From the brigades at Sheraton and Hilton Airport to La Vecchia Pineta, Le Gemelle and Osteria Scarchilli: technique, organisation and consistency.

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2017–2024 | Cooking and hospitality

La Ciambella, Tutti a Tavola Lab, La Locanda, La Serra and Palazzo Brancaccio. Growing responsibility, with menus and service shaped for different occasions.

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Since 2024 | A more personal experience

Yachts and private residences. After concluding my role at Palazzo Brancaccio in 2024, my work has centred on private chef service.

THE ART OF DISCRETION

Trust is built
one detail at a time.

We agree a point of contact, timings and the level of service. With concierges, assistants and household staff, I coordinate what matters before guests arrive. Names, photographs and details of private assignments are never used to describe my work without permission.

Your preferences shape the menu. Dietary requirements are discussed directly, with careful attention to what can safely be prepared in the available kitchen.

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PRIVATE ENQUIRIES

Portraits and dish photographs edited with AI. Films provided by the chef.