Chef Mariano Melluso

My name is Mariano — a chef and a seeker of authentic human experiences.

After years spent in fine kitchens, I found that true inspiration doesn’t live in restaurants, but in people, silence, and the simple beauty of sharing a meal that turns into memory.

That’s how BLOKES was born.

In British slang, “blokes” means ordinary people, yet for me it holds a deeper meaning: reconnecting humans to their most honest, essential selves, through taste, presence, and connection.

With BLOKES – Holistic Cuisine, I bring tailor-made experiences into villas and private homes —

stories told through dishes, ingredients chosen with awareness, and a rhythm that follows nature, not the clock.

My cooking isn’t about luxury — it’s about presence.

Each experience is an invitation to restore harmony between body, mind, and soul, through what truly nourishes us.

BLOKES. Staying, with taste.