Chef · Locarno, Ticino

William Di Natale

A chef with ten years in Michelin-starred kitchens across Ticino and the Engadin. Today I help restaurants with their menus and websites, and I'm building a fermentation lab that runs itself.

William Di Natale

Career

  1. Sous Chef · Hotel Splendide Royal, LuganoI Due Sud · 1 Michelin star
  2. Chef Garde Manger & Pâtisserie · Osteria del Centenario, Locarno
  3. Chef Tournant → Junior Sous Chef · Cà d'Oro, St. Moritz1 Michelin star
  4. Junior Sous Chef · Locanda Barbarossa, Ascona1 Michelin star
  5. Castello del Sole, Ascona · Suvretta House, St. MoritzSeasonal rotation, from commis to chef garde manger
  6. Apprenticeship · Albergo Ristorante Stazione, IntragnaAFC Cook, SPAI Trevano

Languages

Italian, Spanish and English fluently; German and French well.

Training

AFC Cook (SPAI Trevano). Artillery sergeant with a certificate in team leadership.

What I bring

Fine-dining precision, garde manger and pastry, team leadership under pressure, fermentation, allergen-safe menus, and a growing hand at web and electronics.

My projects

Taking restaurants

Menu Consulting

Allergen-checked menus, translations and websites for restaurants in Ticino.

Open →
Coming soon

Fermentation Lab

Lacto-ferments, koji, kombucha and sourdough, and a Raspberry Pi chamber that will run itself.

Open →
Taking restaurants in Ticino

Menus that are correct, printed and online.

One menu for the table and the same menu behind a QR code, always in sync. Allergens checked against Swiss law, translated into four languages, made by a chef.

Software translates words. I check the dish.

Menu apps only mark what you type in. I know what goes into a dish, so I verify allergens and origins against your real recipes, write the notes Swiss law asks for, and you sign off before anything is printed.

● I come to you, between services
Allergens14checked against your recipes
Languages4IT · DE · FR · EN
Origin3meat, fish and bread declared
Print + QR1menu, printed and behind a QR code, always in sync
01

Visit

I come by between services, look at your menu and listen.

02

Draft & chef check

A printed mock-up of the new menu or site. I verify every allergen with your recipes, and you sign off.

03

Launch & care

Printed, online, and kept up to date with seasonal changes.

Packages

Menu package

from CHF 350

  • Allergen and origin check against your recipes
  • Translation into IT · DE · FR · EN
  • Print-ready menu design, plus the same menu behind a QR code
Ask for a quote →

Starting prices. After the first visit you get a fixed quote, based on the size of your menu.

Under construction

Fermentation, code & kitchen craft.

My own lab: lacto-ferments, koji and miso, kombucha and sourdough, and a chamber that will soon run itself.

Follow the build on Instagram · @fermentedpi

Automated chamber

A Raspberry Pi controller, ESP32 temperature and humidity sensors and a couple of heating elements, holding each ferment at its ideal climate, day and night.

● Live telemetry — coming soon
Temperature— °C
Humidity— %
Heaters—
Active batches—

What I ferment

Lacto-ferments, koji, miso and garum, kombucha, kefir, vinegars and sourdough.

Build log

Done: ESP32-C6 touch display tested. Now: sensor nodes and the Pi controller. Next: heater control and a live dashboard.

Updates & Projects

Build logs, experiments and new projects as they launch.