Chef Demaride Campanile

Personal Chef in Martina Franca

I am a Chef from Puglia with 20 years of work experience.

I have worked for several years in the big Italian and European cities, learning local culinary secrets and customs.

I love creating dishes by researching the bases of classic Italian cuisine and reworking it in a modern way.

I love experimenting and I am always looking for new stimuli and new ideas.

For me, cooking is...

My passion, a lifestyle!

I learned to cook at...

In a renowned restaurant in the centre of Milan, Solferino and an internship at Ratana' in Milan.

A cooking secret...

Using only seasonal and organic ingredients, always offering the best to the customer!

My menus

Travelling for Puglia

STARTER

All inclusive

Octopus salad "in my own way" (several textures)

Grilled prawn and citrus salad

Tomato velvety with "cialledda" (typical bread, cucumber, onion) and burrata

Platter of local cured meats served with fried pasta, spicy pepper sauce and caramelized onion

Parmesan with eggplant

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Spaghetti all' assassina (typical Barese spicy dish) served with smoked burrata cream and basil chips , Black Olive Dust

Asparagus and zucchini risotto, crispy zucchini flowers mantacato with "Caciocavallo di grotta"

Mezzelune stuffed with onion caramelized and goat cheese served with rustic white sausage sauce

Fettuccine al Barolo served with moscardini sauce

Sunflowers (filled pasta) stuffed with burrata and lemon served with yellow date sauce

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Swordfish roll stuffed with breadcrumbs, capers and dried tomato, served with light parsley and white wine sauce

Marinated pork ribs with red beer and herbs

Veal ossobuco (sweetly cooked) served with red wine sauce

Crispy Nordic cod on zucchini velvety

Piglet fillet lined with capocollo di Martina served with light sauce of Acquaviva and oregano onion

Snapper fillet in potato crust

Beef steak with caciocavallo cream arugula and dried tomatoes

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Typical sweet of ricotta, pine nuts and chocolate chips

Tiramisu

White and lemon chocolate pannacotta served with red fruit sauce

Chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream

Wrong millefeuille with chantilly cream and white chocolate

BBQ party

STARTER

All inclusive

Typical bruschetta and focaccia barese

Smoked beef carpaccio served with arugula mousse and Parmesan chips

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Gourmet Salad of Season

Roasted Potatoes

Roasted and marinated vegetables with lemon

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Pork ribs with BBQ sauce

Pulled pork

Beef ribeye

Chicken pulled

Sausage and Vegetable Spit

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisù

Cream with red fruits and white chocolate

Traditional cuisine

STARTER

All inclusive

"Frisa" typical Apulian bruschetta with onion, tomato, basil and vinaigrette

Aubergine parmigiana (mozzarella, tomato, basil)

Platter of local cured meats served with fried pasta, spicy pepper sauce and caramelized onion

Peppered with mussels with croutons

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Typical Bari recipe: Riso, patate e cozze ( rice au gratin with mussels and potatoes )

Broad beans and wild chicory with bread croutons with extra virgin olive oil

Vegetable soup basil scented

Bean soup with pork rinds

Spaghetti with mussels and cherry tomatoes

Mezzi rigatoni in two consistencies with chickpea cream, chilli pepper and rosemary

Orecchiette with tomato, caciocavallo and basil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Stewed rabbit hunter style

Beef roll with tomato

Mackerel terrine with potatoes and black olives

Baked stuffed aubergines au gratin (vegetarian dish)

DESSERT

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Pasticciotto Leccese

Zeppola di San Giuseppe with cream and black cherry

Fish-based gourmet experience

STARTER

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Tacos with stracciatella, sautéed chicory and sea urchin pulp

Sesame amberjack tartare served with curry mousse and green apple powder

Sea bream carpaccio with raspberry vinaigrette and fennel salad

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Tortelli stuffed with caciocavallo cheese and black pepper served with prawn bisque and beaten red prawns

Spaghetti with clams and sea asparagus garnished with lemon zest

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Turbot fillet in an almond crust, served with wild chicory and yellow tomato cream

DESSERT

All inclusive

White chocolate and lemon pannacotta with sweet red fruit sauce

Sweet and savory Breakfast

STARTER

All inclusive

Selection of local cured meats (Martinafranca capocollo, raw ham, Naples salami)

Selection of hard and soft cheeses (Taleggio, gorgonzola, Asiago ect) accompanied by jam and fresh fruit

Pancakes served with maple syrup and chocolate with seasonal fruit salad

Focaccia: white with rosemary and classic with tomato

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Stuffed omelets or scrambled eggs

Sweet and savory sandwiches (stuffed in different ways)

Seasonal mixed salad with grilled chicken

Beef and vegetable skewer

DESSERT

All inclusive

Cappuccino, coffee and orange juice

Chocolate cake, homemade biscuits, tarts filled with jam

Seasonal fruit

Essences

STARTER

Choose 3 dishes

"Frisa" typical Apulian bruschetta with onion, tomato, basil and vinaigrette

Thyme-flavored broad bean purée with grilled octopus and turnip greens with chilli pepper

Martinafranca capocollo with burrata and typical Apulian focaccia

Savory tarts with stracciatella cheese, chopped red shrimp and lemon zest

Fresh oysters with vegetable gremolada marinated with citronette

Sea bream carpaccio with raspberry vinaigrette and fennel salad

Octopus salad with parsley mashed potatoes

Scapece zucchini roll

Cardoncelli mushrooms sautéed on Apulian tarallo soil and herbs

Beef tartare with truffle mousse

Typical platter of local cold cuts with caramelized onions and fried pasta

Salty puffs stuffed with marjoram-flavored stracciatella mousse, sea bass carpaccio marinated in pepper served with a light black olive sauce

Baby octopus braised in tomato and red wine served with corn polenta croutons

Stuffed mussels with parsley, garlic, breadcrumbs and parmesan braised in tomato sauce

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Orecchiette with burrata cream, chopped red prawns and lemon

Linguine with fresh tomato, Argentine shrimp served with wild rocket pesto

Mezzemaniche with chickpea cream and crispy speck, scented with rosemary

Homemade tortelli stuffed with potatoes, chives served with cream of semi-seasoned caciocavallo, scented with truffles

Sunflowers (filled pasta) stuffed with burrata and lemon served with yellow date sauce

Spaghetti all' assassina (typical Barese spicy dish) served with smoked burrata cream and basil chips , Black Olive Dust

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Grilled lamb marinated with herbs and accompanied by seasonal vegetables and baked potatoes

Beef steak with caciocavallo cream, rocket, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinegar

Fillet of sea bream served with olive sauce, thyme and lemon seasonal side dishes included

Crispy porchetta stuffed with aromatic herbs scented with white wine

Potato crusted sea bass served with lemon and rosemary sauce

Seafood stew (according to availability of the period) with tomato, olives, capers and oregano

Marinated pork ribs with red beer and herbsCosts of

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Panna cotta with white chocolate and red fruits with seasonal fruit salad

Tart with custard and fresh fruit

Tasting of hard cheeses with jam and fruit

Tiramisù

Chocolate fondant with soft heart served with fruit and vanilla ice cream

Tiramisu with chocolate and hazelnuts

Millefeuille with custard with seasonal fruit

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Chef Demaride's reviews

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Demaride was very talented and friendly. Great experience.

Chef Demaride was incredible!! Not only was her food the best we had during this trip, but her presence was amazing! She was so accommodating, so warm and took the time to talk with us but also give us space to enjoy our meal. I wish I lived in Italy because I would be booking her every night. 10/10 experience. Thank you Chef!!!

The culinary experience at our wedding dinner was absolutely outstanding. The food was incredible – both in taste and presentation. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and delicious. The chef’s professionalism and warmth made a huge impression on us. The proposed menu was a perfect match for our tastes and exceeded our expectations – our guests were delighted. The chef also handled the situation brilliantly when it turned out that the place where she was cooking wasn’t fully equipped. She quickly found a solution. She left the kitchen spotless. She worked incredibly fast and efficiently – it was hard to believe that one person managed to do all of that. We wholeheartedly recommend!

The dining experience with Demaride was absolutely fantastic….the four of us never had a meal like the one we had! Everything was incredibly delicious and looked amazing! Because of language, we didn’t have a lot of detailed conversation with Demaride but she was friendly, extremely professional, and so accommodating. In sum, highly recommended! Five stars ⭐️!!!,!

I will always remember this dinner. We never have done this before, and I am usually cooking most dinners for my family. Trying this for the first time we are ecstatic. Demaride was communicative, and helpful from the beginning. She asked about my families allergies, and was helpful in planning the menu. She is an amazing… she comes into our rental vacation home, sight unseen. In a kitchen she has never worked, and unsure of what is available to make a dinner. In a small kitchen she whips up 3 appetizers, a starter and a main dish… followed by desert. She sets the table, cooks with a passion, plates all the meals, clears the table, cleans the dishes, and left the kitchen spotless. If with all of this, she made a special desert for my daughter who had allergies with our choice of deserts. She is wonderful, caring, and diligent. I enthusiastically recommend her for your special night.

The chef was absolutely incredible! She was able to communicate exactly what she needed in order to give us the experience we had. She exceeded expectations and people thought her meal had been the best so far on the trip. There was not one bad meal. The chef was very sweet and kind and made sure everything was cleaned before she left. If I were back in Puglia I would have been cook my every meal!

Our chef, Demaride, was absolutely fantastic. The whole experience from start to finish made for a wonderful evening. The food was delicious (there was a lot of it!!) and Demaride even had time to let our children help prepare some of the dishes, which they loved. I would highly recommend Take a Chef and more importantly I would highly recommend Chef Demaride if you are in the Puglia region.

Demaride was fantastic from start to finish. From the moment we contacted her, she was responsive, professional and made sure everything was fully prepared. On the day, she arrived on time, was friendly and very organised. But most importantly, the meal was just out of this world. Some of the best - if not the best - Italian food we’ve ever had, not just on this holiday, but internationally. Absolutely outstanding. Highly recommend - Demaride is a top class chef and we could not be more grateful for the wonderful evening she created.

Demaride was a delight to have in our kitchen. She was responsive, able to answer questions prior to the evening, and met the group's expectations for a gourmet local meal. Her food was delicious and we were immensely pleased to have her in our home. Thank you Demaride!

Demaride provided us with our most memorable dining experience in Puglia and one of the best we’ve had, anywhere, in years! She was a good communicator leading up to our dinner and the food exceeded all expectations. Some highlights were the tomato velvety with burrata appetiser and my personal favourite, her version of Spaghetti all’assassina (with smoked burrata cream, basil crisps and olive crumb) which I had so been looking forward to trying. I’d highly recommend Demaride for Puglian dinners and would book her again in a heartbeat the next time we visit the area.

Demaride was really amazing, we were 13 people and she cooked every item perfectly, everything was so delicious and we were very full by the end already. The meals were one of the best ones we ever had and the experience was really unique and special for a birthday celebration. Thank you for everything!!

Demaride went above and beyond what we chose for the menu and made the evening very special for a big Birthday celebration. The food was excellent and we would definitely recommend to anyone else.

Demaride came to cook for us in our villa whilst staying in Puglia for our two week holiday from the uk. The quality and quantity of the food, the presentation, correspondence and of course Demaride herself were all fantastic. An amazing experience, that we will not forget in a hurry. Do not hesitate to book Demaride! An easy 5* experience

Chef Demaride looked after all 11 of us so well - we had 3 generations with very different food tastes and all were delighted with the breakfast, lunch and dinners that Chef prepared for us. Chef was always polite, friendly, punctual and left the place cleaner than when she arrived! Would recommend her personally to anyone staying in Puglia and surrounding areas. Grazie Chef!

What an experience! Demaride madr our evening unforgettable. Friendly and easy to communicate with, and the food - incredible. Really appealing menu. And the food was visually appealing and so tasty! Strongly recommended

Wow. Demaride was nothing short of incredible. Her food was so beautiful, everything single dish was outstanding. Stunning flavours. Beautiful local dishes but gave the best restaurants a run for their money. You definitely need no lunch before hand as you will be fed so well and the kids tired so many new foods simply because it was all so delicious. I could not recommend highly enough. Made everything so easy and such a special evening all round. Thank you!!!!!

Chef Demaride made the night unforgettable. Each dish was amazing quality and the Chef even prepared a birthday cake for my mothers 60th. The whole group left with full stomachs and great memories.

Our private dinner party was amazing from start to finish. For three hours, Chef Demirode Campanile provided us with a delight for all the senses starting with the scent of fresh mussels being prepared. Every appetizer was fresh and abundant. The display of food was works of art. The pasta course was a masterpiece to taste a true Bari pasta. The main course of fish was the highlight and was as fresh as if the fish was caught the same day. And when we couldn’t eat another bite. The dessert was presented and it was both gorgeous and delicious. Do not hesitate to book Chef Demaride. She offered entertaining conversation about the Puglia region and was friendly and knowledgeable about her food. She is a MASTER CHEF!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Absolutely incredible dinner experience! We had such an amazing evening thanks to our chef! From the moment she arrived, everything felt effortless and relaxed — and the food? Wow. Every dish was beautifully presented and tasted even better than it looked. You can tell she put so much love and passion into her cooking. She was super friendly, professional, and made us feel like we were dining at a 5-star restaurant without leaving home. She adapted the menu based on our requests and honestly, we’re still dreaming about the dishes. Highly recommend to anyone thinking about booking — do it, you won’t regret it! Thanks you very much Chef Demaride!

We couldn't have asked for more from our evening with Demaride. We were so impressed by the food, flavours and abundance produced by Demaride, who put an incredible amount of work into preparing a feast for us. Each dish was as good as the next, we especially enjoyed all of the appetizers and the Spaghetti all'assassina were just some of the stand out dishes. The experience was easy to organize and great value. We would highly recommend.