FINE DINING

Two culinary maestros

There’s much reason to rejoice: Our kitchen is run by true masters of the culinary arts. As Executive Chef, Matthias Wenin directs the culinary management at La Maiena: Every dish that leaves our kitchen bears the signature of this award-winning South Tyrolean chef. Our Chef de Cuisine Giovanni Di Ruocco puts it all into practice with impeccable skill and expertise – and several times a week, you have the opportunity to watch him at work as he whips up creamy risottos, spaghetti alla chitarra with truffles, the finest of tartare or sushi. Absolutely delicious!

GASTRONOMY IS THE ART OF USING FOOD TO CREATE HAPPINESS

The Lord of the Herbs…

Executive Chef Matthias Wenin

We have the great fortune to have an award-winning chef in our family: Matthias Wenin is the partner of the daughter of the hotel, Elisabeth Waldner. While Elisabeth runs the Sensa Spa, Matthias is our Executive Chef and culinary advisor, and the inspiration for the first-class culinary creations at La Maiena. He brings a wealth of professional experience to the table – including expertise from his time at the award-winning Zum Löwen Restaurant in Tisens. Herbs and spices from every corner of the world are Matthias Wenin’s passion, and the secret behind the ethereal aromas of his own creations. In his own restaurant, the Stadele in Lana, he conjures up dishes with tradition blended with a dash or two of the wider world.

Passion, love, and a whole lot of taste…

Chef de cuisine Giovanni Di Ruocco

If you ask our Sorrento-born chef Giovanni Di Ruocco about the secrets behind his culinary skills, he will tell you that it takes “cuore e amore:” heart and love. It was a passion for cooking that took this 38-year-old southern Italian halfway around the world to Australia, until love brought him to South Tyrol 12 years ago. And ever since, he has added a touch of South Tyrol not only to his culinary repertoire, but also to his vocabulary: Giovanni speaks fluent South Tyrolean dialect, and spurs his kitchen team on to give the best of themselves in the “Gian mor!” of local vernacular (loosely translatable as “let’s get cracking!”). Giovanni is of no doubt: “If there’s no love, there’s no taste.” How great to have a chef who brings so much of both!

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