Giancarla Bodoni is the Executive Chef and Director of the Food and Beverage program at Monteverdi Tuscany. She also sits at the helm of the newly launched Culinary Academy where her private cooking classes and Chef’s Table dining experiences feature Tuscan cuisine tailor-made to accommodate the tastes of visitors and guests.

For more than 25 years, Chef Giancarla has been a pioneer in the organic, slow-food movement. She passionately sources and fills Monteverdi’s kitchens with only the highest quality and freshest ingredients, and seizes every opportunity to take advantage of the abundance that surrounds the village of Castiglioncello del Trinoro, home of Monteverdi Tuscany – from the world-class wines of the region to the finest products from small family farms that dot the Tuscan landscape. 

Giancarla comes to Monteverdi after more than two decades running her successful Miami-based restaurant, Escopazzo, the first certified organic Italian restaurant in the U.S. She has been praised by the Miami New Times as “Best Organic Chef.” Food & Wine honored her with their “critic’s choice” award, and Haute Living placed Escopazzo on their list of the “Top Organic Miami Restaurants.”

Under her leadership, Monteverdi’s fine-dining restaurant, Oreade, was awarded “Best Hotel Restaurant” by Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2015. Giancarla is never one to rest on her laurels. Fueled by a mission to be a good steward of the earth and motivated by a genuine concern for the health and well-being of each guest, Giancarla has planned an ambitious agenda for the 2019-2020 season, including the launch of a Chef in Residence program at Monteverdi’s Culinary Academy. Her goal is to create truly memorable culinary experiences in one of the most special food destinations in the world.

PARTICIPATING EVENTS:

Opening Night Reception