
I define myself as a pastry chef and cook by passion and by vocation. Originally from Lazio, I have lived most of my life in Lucca in Tuscany, carrying with me the scent of the kitchens of the past where time slows down and taste really matters. For many years I have been lovingly dedicated to homemade cooking, genuine dishes prepared with fresh, seasonal ingredients. For me, cooking is not just about nourishing, but telling a story, sharing a smile, and maybe even winning a few hearts, especially through the stomach. But it doesn't end there because I put the same passion into making excellent desserts from the Italian tradition as well as from the rest of the world.
- Welcoming the customer at the entrance of the establishment and at the tables.
- Table cleaning and setting.
- Waitress service at the tables and beverage service separately.
- At the employer’s request, preparation of pastries at home to be served inside the establishment, like Cantucci with hazelnuts and chocolate, Madeleine, Vanilla custard and Neapolitan shortcrust pastry.
- Immediately at the start of the morning shift, preparino the missing dessert for the lunch service.
- The dessert I used to make ware Tiramisù, Lucchese Soup, New York Cheescake, Cantucci biscuits and the Mimosa Cake that the owners were asking me to make for they with their lemons from the Island of Elba.
- So right after finishing with the desserts, I helped the cooks in preparing the appetizzers and in cleaning, the vegetables.
The appetizers consisted of olives, sweet and sour onions, farro salad, liver pâte, and Pappa al pomodoro, along with various cold cuts: salami, cured ham and colonnata lard.
- Once a week, that is, on friday, I was on duty washing the dishes for both services.
- General kitchen cleaning every day.
• Preparation of fresh pasta for the week before Christmas 2022. Only that week because the owners needed labor for the Christmas holidays. I worked without a contract.
• I was preparing potato gnocchi, ricotta and spinach ravioli, tagliolini, egg fettuccine, fregnacce, pappardelle and lasagne.
• I have also learned how to make orecchiette pasta.
- Preparation of fresh pasta, meatballs, various appetizzers, sauces, and gravies, cleaning of the kitchen and all utensil, dinner services.
- On a couple of occasions I preparaded some “Millefoglie cake” for clients Who had to celebrate events.
Knowledge is the preparation of the basics of pastry such as sponge cake, shortcrust pastry, puff pastry, Italian croissant, the different types of cream and pastry fillings, and various decorations
Cooking in general, traveling, photography and waching good movies.
So my professional career regarding cooking and pastry is not long since it started very late, and in Italy I didn’t have the opportunity to excel at anything because every time I found a job it was of various types and I wasn’t given a contact, and therefore the salary was also low.
Anyway, my first experiences in the world of cooking was when I was twenty years old, when I decided to undertake a long trip from Rieti to Vicenza, starting to work for an American Pizzeria that also served mexican cuisine. But then, after this experiences, there was a new twist and I enroled at the University of Pisa.
Very often cooked for friends, I have cooked for my Family, I have cooked for my parents, even meals specifically for elderly people who could not chew, in short.
I have been a daughter in moments of greatest need for my parents, taking care of them.
I have a basic creative training both in paper, in photography and in cooking, and I think is my strength.
Diplomas and certificates