At The Italian Table — Local services in Sydney

In April my husband & I were staying at the beautiful GUESTLANDS in Arcadia NSW, which is a recreation of a small Italian village. On their website it said that private chefs could be brought in to cook for us if we wished.

As soon as I read Lombardian chef Christian Colognesi’s bio, I knew we had found the perfect chef to create a truly magical anniversary dinner, & that we were in for the most spectacular dining experience 🥰

Training in Milan, Christian’s talent saw him heading to London to work with acclaimed Michelin Star 🌟 chef Giorgio Locatelli in 2007. After cooking his way around Europe Christian moved to Sydney, working at Aperitivo and Bambini Trust.

The softly spoken, & extremely humble Christian then established AT THE ITALIAN TABLE 🇮🇹 @attheitaliantable_private_chef providing chefs for private dining experiences across Sydney, & holding cooking classes at his Croydon base.

With Christian's guidance we selected a five course meal with two surprise canapés.

Every divine morsel was a gift to the senses. Sublimely delicate & subtle, yet so full of flavour, the food literally melted in our mouths. And we never wanted it to end 😍

First up were the canapés: Crispy bruschetta with cauliflower & parmesan and Mini brioche bun with bresaola & pecorino cheese

Entrées: Quail on the crust, sweet corn puree, chargrilled baby corn and Berkshire crackling pork belly, fennel with a lemon gel (seriously the BEST pork belly I have ever tasted. Lightly crispy on the outside, with the fat perfectly cooked down & the most succulent pork).

Mains: Saffron & parmesan carnaroli risotto, Ossobucco (Lombardia) and Lamb rump, cauliflower & pistachio, chargrilled leek (melted in your mouth)

Dessert: Flourless dark chocolate torte, hazelnut, salted caramel, raspberries & chocolate soil

I am seriously salivating remembering that heavenly meal, & I cannot wait to have Christian cook for us again one day soon (& do one of his cooking classes with my family).

Thank you Christian for creating such a truly exquisite meal in honour of our anniversary. It was a night we will always cherish & remember ✨

We absolutely loved chatting with you about Italy, your passion for food & the idiosyncrasies of Italian dialects.

If you are after a truly memorable dining experience, give Christian a call. I assure you that you will be glad that you did.

Michelle &...

2 weeks ago my wife and I hosted a special party at our new home which took about 1 year to be built and I can not stop thanking Cristian the Chef & Owner of “At The Italian Table” as it has been an absolute success. We wanted to share our happiness with our relatives & close friends after about 5 months we moved in and got everything sorted. We wanted someone that was not only able to deliver a great culinary night but also someone very reliable and showing care for our new house & kitchen as we are very particular in terms of house keeping and having the kitchen clean all the times and I must say the decision to go with Cristian after reaching out to a few catering companies it really paid off. Cristian first of all was able to meet with us twice in order to discuss our budget and accomodate his menus to our guests’ needs. We had 38 guests coming over for dinner, some of them are vegan and wheat intolerant and also several kids joining the party so thank you to make all our guests happy and comfortable with your Meals. The service was perfectly coordinated and our guests taken to a trip from North to South of Italy, everyone is still taking about it. I spent 28 years of my life in Tuscany and for so many years I had the pleasure to enjoy the wild boar dishes in the Maremma region...Well, the tagliatelle with wild boar ragù that Cristian prepared for us just took me straight back home in terms of flavours, absolutely amazing! Cristian is a very well organised & experienced Chef, he cares for his clients by only selecting premium ingredients and we are happy to recommend him to anyone keen to have an unforgettable experience for any occasion. I can also say Cristian is very reliable and, considering the ingredients he’s working with, also a very honest person. Thanks Cristian, we will definitely keep you in mind for our 20th wedding anniversary in a few...

We had used Christian's services to cater for our baby's 1st birthday party. We had given a lot of thought about how we want to organise the party and catering was one of the important aspect that we were not able to get our head around - most of venues were catering for upwards of 40 guests (we had a guest list of