Food Mind and Soul

Food Mind and Soul was born on Lake Garda from a simple idea: food is the most direct way to create a real connection, with the people around the table or with yourself.

Every dinner and every class follow the rhythm of the season and the people they're made for, cooked and served wherever the client is, a private home, a villa, or another place chosen for the occasion. It isn't about luxury. It's about presence, and about the kind of nourishment that reaches further than the plate.

Persone — home dining

Persone is the home dining line: plated dinners, cooked and served at the table by Mariano Melluso, built around the people sitting at it. Three tiers, Corpo, Mente, and Anima, cover everything from a dinner among friends to an important evening, each with its own rhythm and number of courses. The menu takes shape around the occasion.

Stress, Rest & Shape

Stress, Rest & Shape is the experiential cooking class, built around a single gesture: making pasta by hand. A light starter, a hands-on workshop, and a tasting follow the same cycle as the dough: stress, rest, shape.

What ties it together

Both lines share the same promise, a real connection, whether it happens over conversation at a private dinner or in the quiet of a workshop. People cook, taste, and talk. In that order, more or less.

I blend training with curiosity

I learned to cook by combining professional training with a lifelong curiosity for flavors, culture, and people, and I bring that openness into every tailor-made experience.

I keep it joyful

My secret in the kitchen is simple: I keep cooking joyful, so the energy at the table feels light, present, and truly alive.