Food Wine Sleep

Riccardo’s immediate environment was rich in authentic Italian culture, inherent with a love for food. From a very young age, Ric learnt about all things wild and wonderful that could be taken from the local landscape and into the family kitchen.

Four invaluable years abroad saw Riccardo at Le Marche, Italy. Here Ricardo spent two years as a chef, one year in each of the region’s two best restaurants; Maddonina del Pescatore and Symposium Quarto Stagione. Riccardo then moved to South Leon and spent another two consecutive years as a chef, first at Le Pyramide and then at Michele Trois Gras.

Today, Ricardo spends his time perfecting and developing his art as the Executive Chef and partner to Melbourne’s One Hat Italian bistro Sarti. His latest love can be found in Sarti’s characteristic stuzzichini (Italian small plates).

Still hunting in his spare time, Ricardo is a man passionate about his career, the industry and in discovering new directions for food and has plenty of desire for more to come.