…Kitchen mastermind brings to Capital Club years of experience
working in some of the best upmarket restaurants and hotels in the world
East Africa’s premier private business
club Capital Club has appointed Luigi Frascella as Executive Chef. The 36-year
old chef originally from Taranto, Italy brings with him years of experience in
catering to the refined tastes of some of the world’s most famous people,
having cooked for celebrities such as Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt,
Al Pacino and Tina Turner.
Luigi, who joins the Club from Giannino
Restaurant at Meydan Beach in Dubai, has previously worked for multiple
Michelin-star restaurants, starting off his illustrious career at the
two-Michelin Star restaurant Albereta in Italy under the tutelage of a man
considered to be the founder of modern Italian cuisine, Gualtiero Marchesi.
Prior to joining Meydan Beach Luigi
worked at the famous Bice Restaurant in Monte Carlo, celebrity haunts Zuma, Locanda
Locatelli and La Petite Maison in London, and the 5-star luxury Palazzina Grassi
hotel in Venice among others. In a career spanning close to two decades Luigi
has built a reputation for bringing together styles of cooking from different
world cities, culminating in a culinary offering that has seen him ranked as
one of the most celebrated chefs in Europe and the Middle East today.
Speaking when making the
announcement Capital Club East Africa General Manager Andrew Christon expressed
his excitement at Luigi’s appointment, saying the Club’s members are in a for a
treat from Luigi’s kitchen.
“We are delighted at Luigi’s
acceptance of our offer to join us here in Nairobi, and look forward to
introducing our members’ palates to a world-class dining experience and tastes
only offered by his cuisine,” he said. “Luigi has worked with everyone from
celebrities to business influencers creating a rapport between himself, his food
and his diners with every meal he serves, something that arguably no other chef
can beat.”
Described by one of the most
renowned travel and restaurant guides Mr. and Mrs. Smith – one of the best restaurant critics in the
world – as “incredible Mediterranean cooking delivered with Asian precision,” Chef
Luigi’s style is inspired by a mix of informal izakaya-style Japanese dining learned during his tenure at Zuma
(London), and coupled with classic influences from his Italian heritage.
On his newest assignment in
Nairobi, Luigi says: “I cannot wait to create new dishes to be served along
with my signature plates, and I look forward to experimenting with the fresh
ingredients and cooking styles native to this region.”
“I want to give my diners an experience
unlike any other they’ve had before, and to do this I intend to not only cook,
but to interact with Club members so as to get their feedback. It would also be
very interesting to learn which flavours work here and which ones don’t as this
is my first time working in East Africa, and to incorporate local dishes in
Capital Club’s menu” added Luigi.
Once the Club opens up the doors
to its new facility Luigi will head operations at the Club’s restaurants namely:
The Signature, serving authentic Italian cuisine, and The Rooftop Grill
Restaurant, an all-day dining menu for casual and private dining and event menus.
Members of the Club can look
forward to original menus and interesting flavours created by the Chef, whose
reviews by leading publications such as Luxury Travel Magazine, The Telegraph and The Independent have placed Luigi at the top of his class.
As quoted by The Independent’s Mark O’Flaherty
– one of the most notable restaurant critics in Europe – during Luigi’s tenure
at the Palazzina Grassi in Venice: “You can sit at the counter while chef Luigi
Frascella cooks with a mix of Japanese and Italian styles resulting in what
many…claim is the best food in all of Venice.”
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