Porto a tavola la Sicilia più autentica: ingredienti scelti a mano, ricette pure e il calore di una casa che accoglie.

Mario Traina

Creo una tavola onesta, autentica e accogliente, dove il cibo mette tutti d’accordo

Sono cresciuto con il cibo vero e genuino e ho scelto di condividere la bellezza di una tavola sincera con ogni nuova persona che incontro. Per me la tavola è un momento capace di mettere ordine e pace: pochi gesti, tradizioni autentiche e ingredienti scelti con il cuore.

Sono cresciuto tra il profumo delle melanzane fritte d’estate e dei carciofi arrostiti d’inverno. Le mie nonne non seguivano ricette: seguivano istinto, stagioni e amore. Da lì ho imparato ciò che conta davvero e oggi scelgo ogni ingrediente con cura, senza approssimazioni. Mi sono laureato all’Università di Scienze Gastronomiche in Piemonte e oggi ne sono Ambassador; inoltre lavoro come educatore in una fondazione privata a Catania, dove i ragazzi del quartiere sono la mia brigata e un ingrediente fondamentale di ciò che offro.

Scrivimi

Il mio segreto in cucina è evitare qualsiasi interferenza con la gioia di cucinare: solo vivendo un momento di piacere profondo posso creare alta cucina.

Mi riconosci da tre cose: rispetto, percorso e gioia in cucina

Cucino con rispetto e cura

Per me cucinare è una parte essenziale della vita e merita rispetto e cura: lavoro con ingredienti scelti a mano e li tratto con attenzione, per lasciare parlare la materia prima e la tradizione.

Vengo da una cucina vera, imparata in famiglia

Ho imparato a cucinare nella casa delle mie nonne, assorbendo per anni ogni dettaglio: l’aura delle melanzane fritte d’estate e dei carciofi arrostiti d’inverno è la mia scuola, fatta di stagioni, istinto e amore.

La mia filosofia è la gioia, senza interferenze

Il mio segreto in cucina è proteggere la gioia del gesto: quando vivo un momento di godimento profondo, la cucina diventa naturalmente più alta, più precisa e più vera.

I miei menù — Mario Traina

Nei miei menù ti porto in un viaggio siciliano costruito su stagionalità, tradizioni e ingredienti scelti con cura. Che tu sia in due o in venti, ti offro una tavola onesta, piatti autentici e la sensazione di sentirti davvero accolto.

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Storie e testimonianze

Chef Mario was excellent. We enjoyed our dinner immensely and getting to know Chef Mario even more. Aside from being a talented chef, Mario is a really good person. What he does for underprivileged kids shows he’s a man of character as well as an outstanding chef. He made the evening fun and introduced us to real Sicilian tastes we didn’t have on the rest of our travels. We opted for his wine pairing and he gave us tastes of authentic and different wines we might not have tried on our own. Loved the experience and will cherish the memory.

Lynn K Coulter

Mario was amazing - we had a birthday dinner for my diabetic partner, plus several guests with food restrictions, and Mario was able to accommodate everyone, plus the food was delicious. Would highly recommend Mario and would definitely work with him again in the future.

Cedar Stoltenow

Chef Mario was incredible!!! We were a group of 21, ranging in ages 1-72. He was thoughtful in our needs and the food was out of this world. Never have we had food of this caliber. He was also the kind and warm to the entire family. We consider him a friend and will always cherish our dinners with him.

Linda Olen

Chef Mario was nothing less than spectacular. We had high expectations for the meal, but he blew us away and exceeded our expectations. Easily a core memory we will have with us from our trip to Sicily. Thank you Chef Mario!!

Anthony DeFranco

Words cannot describe how amazing my experience with Mario was. He was so unbelievably helpful from our start to finish. He cooked for me and my now fiancé(!) on our engagement meal and he truly cared about the whole evening which meant the world to us. The food was absolutely exceptional as well! I cannot recommend Mario more, friend for life!

Josh Kirk

Chef Mario was warm and attentive. Our entire family loved his conversation. His food was incredible and the story behind each dish was special. I mean truly delicious and I am so impressed at the preparation of each dish in such a limited kitchen! This is a night my family will never forget. Highly recommend this experience. Thank you Mario!

Mary Engelbert

The team were wonderful. We were so happy with the service and food we received. We would happily do this again.

Umer Ehsan

Chef Mario and his team were an absolute delight and provided my family & I with a wonderful dinner. He is an excellent communicator and worked with me to create the perfect Sicilian menu for my family. The dishes were so flavorful and brought the freshest ingredients. Our evening was outstanding! Thank you Chef Mario!

Joyce Bordash

Chef Mario created a fantastic dinner for a group of us 10 visitors to Sicily in our vacation rental villa. He was gracious with our scheduling requests, explained the importance and the ingredients of each course, and left the villa kitchen perfectly clean afterwards.

Sebastian Lara

We had the pleasure of having Chef Mario cook a Sicilian dinner for our family, and it was an unforgettable experience! Every dish was perfectly seasoned to bring out the best in each ingredient. You could really tell how fresh and carefully sourced everything was and that he bought all the ingredients fresh from the market. The wine pairings he selected were also spot-on. Highly recommended for anyone looking to enjoy a tasty Sicilian meal!

Bruno Joseph