Indication of Chef Leonardo Bonfanti's skills and specialties

Celebration of Sicily’s coastal flavors, a 5 course degustation that wil take you trough sicilian gastronomy, with meat, fish, vegetarian and vegan options. If you don't find your favorite dish feel free to ask me, i will be more than happy to customise it for you.

Choose 2 starter options

choose 2 starter options

Caponata

Caponata, burrata, focaccia and dark chocolate

Orange Tiramisù

Orange, marsala and dark chocolate shaving Tiramisù

Fish tartare

"TARTARE DEL GIORNO", Catch of the day tartare, orange, mint, capers, celery and tomato water

Insalata sicliana

"INSALATA SICILIANA" Octopus, Fennel, capers, tomatoes, orange, olives, sweet&sour red onions and herbs salad

Insalata Taormina

"TAORMINA SALAD" Mixed leaves, Burrata, char grilled red peppers, prawns and almonds

Cozze ala Siracusana

"Cozze alla Siracusana" Fresh mussels cooked on a rich fresh tomato sauce, loots of basil and a touch of fresh chilli pepper

Parmigiana

"PARMIGIANA" Aubergine lasagna (no pasta) on a rich tomatoes and basil sauce, mozzarella, toasted bread crumbs and lemon zest

Choose 2 main options

Choose 2 main options

Riso al mare

"RISO AL MARE" Risotto rice cooked in a fish stock, saffron, mussels, prawns, calamari and courgettes

La bella Norma

"LA BELLA NORMA" pasta rigatoni, fresh ricotta, aubergine, confit of Pachino cherry tomatoes, lots of basil and salted ricotta

Linguine

Blak squid ink linguine pasta, red Mediterranean prawn, burrata and lemon zest

Risotto terra

Risotto with fennel sausages, courgettes, goat cheese and mint

Spaghetti

"SPAGHETTI ALLA SIRACUSANA" (VEGGIE version with fresh local artichoke instead of anchovies) Anchovies, capuliato, capers, saffron, raisin, pine nuts and toasted breadcrumbs

Stinco

"STINCO DI MAIALE" white wine braised shank of pork served whith local vegegetable cous cous

Pesce ammuddicato

"PESCE AMMUDDICATU" fish of the day bread crumbed and baked with a citrus sauce and char grilled red pepper, rocket and mint salad

Polpo ubriaco

"POLPO UBRIACO" Nero d'avola, red onion and basil braised octopus, rosemay focaccia and gremolata

Calamari

"CALAMARO RIPIENO" squid stuffed with breadcrumbs, almonds, rasins, pecorino cheese and fresh herbs served with, peas and mint veloute'

Polpo e pomodoro

POLPO e POMODORO: Grilled octopus, with confit tomatoes, sauted herbs and roasted potatoes

Fagottino

"FAGOTTINO DI GUANCIALE" thin slice of guanciale stuffed with white wine and oregano marineted courgette and fresf anchiovies, served with pea and mint veloute

Lasagna

Lasagna with Sicilian ragù

Almond Biancomangiare

Almond bianco mangiare, cinamons and chocolate

Crostata

Ricotta Crostata, almond and candied orange

Semifreddo

Pistacccio semifreddo and vino cotto

Book this menu

Chef Leonardo Bonfanti offers the following booking options for this menu. Imagine having a private chef cook these menus during your birthday, wedding or other special event.

About Chef Leonardo Bonfanti

Better to eat than to talk