Pino Cuttaia

La Madia restaurant in Licata was opened in 2000 by Pino Cuttaia and his wife, Loredana. The chef obtained his first Michelin star in 2006 and three years later, in 2009, came the second. Early in his life, he considered cooking a hobby, but soon it became a passion for him and he turned up to work in both intriguing and renowned kitchens, including Il Sorriso in Soriso (Novara) and Il Patio a Pollone (Biella). These experiences were a call to focus and eventually to return to his homeland, in Sicily, where he went on to obtain important and prestigious awards dishes.