Fish and seafood crudo · Coastal cooking
Chef Elena M.
Fish in the hands of someone who knows it: gentle heat, exact timing, no excess.
- Area covered
- Rome and the Tyrrhenian coast
- Indicative band
- €€€€from €150 per guest, min. 6 covers · guest chef by quotation
- Services
- At my home (private)Guest chef at my venue
Elena grew up where fish is bought at dawn and judged by eye. Trained in starred seafood kitchens, with international experience between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, she holds one firm belief: with fish, there is no improvising. Certain provenance, exact cuts, brief cooking — or none at all.
At home she delivers the complete experience: she chooses the catch and the ingredients from Qualimé partners in the days before, arrives with her own equipment, cooks, serves at the table and leaves the kitchen as she found it. The menu — crudo, a seafood pasta, one dish of bone and fire — takes shape together, guided by the market.
For restaurants she signs guest evenings of the sea: a short, precise menu built with the house brigade, bringing a style of fish cookery that usually requires a journey.
What's included
- Selection of the catch and shopping from Qualimé partners in the days before
- A seafood menu agreed together, guided by the market
- The chef's own professional equipment, crudo station included
- Plated service throughout the dinner
- Complete kitchen clean-up before leaving
- Guest seafood evenings for restaurants
What's not included
- Wine and beverages (pairing on request, quoted separately)
- Linens and glassware
- Oysters and out-of-market catches (quoted separately on request)
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A dinner at home or a guest-chef evening at your restaurant: tell us the date, the guests, the wishes. We will come back with a tailored proposal.