The Restaurant

In mythology, ambrosia is the food or drink of the gods.

This is precisely what inspired me to name my restaurant.

I would like my customers to feel a little special, almost like gods, when they eat the dishes I have cooked and created, in a restaurant with a unique atmosphere, accompanied by the sound of water flowing behind them and ending up in the Etruscan pool.

To achieve this ambitious goal, attention and care must be paid to every detail, not only in the kitchen, striving to honor our tradition while at the same time knowing how to be innovative.


These principles of tradition and innovation have been the foundation for the construction of my restaurant since the renovation of an old building with its own history and remarkable centuries-old features, which would later become the Ambrosia restaurant.

We have brought to light elements hidden by time (the arches, the internal well, and the splendid rock wall with a natural rainwater stream), but at the same time we have used the best materials and the most modern components to ensure a high aesthetic quality for the environment.


The combination of tradition and innovation also guided the choice of the menu. It is divided into two parts: one with typical dishes linked to the area where I was born and raised, and one with dishes created using all the ingredients that a chef must always have at their disposal: imagination, taste, innovation, and provocation.

I believe that it is the duty of every chef to know how to prepare dishes that are part of the context in which they were born and raised, so that they can pass on the culinary traditions handed down to us, but at the same time to experiment with new developments based on these foundations.


“A classic dish with a little touch of imagination becomes a unique dish that you can only find in THAT restaurant, cooked in THAT way according to the imagination of THAT chef.”

the chef

Matteo Sciarri

It's time for introductions. My name is Matteo and I am the Chef Patron and owner of the Ambrosia restaurant. I was born in 1986 in Cortona, the town where I still live today.

My passion for cooking began when I was very young and decided to devote my studies to it at the Hotel Management School in Assisi.

After obtaining my Professional Qualification Diploma in Hotel Kitchen Services at IPSSAR, in 2005 I obtained my State Diploma at the same institute. I felt that my educational experience was not entirely complete, so in 2007 I obtained a diploma in "Professional Italian Cuisine" from the ALMA school in Parma, headed by Gualtiero Marchesi (who certainly needs no introduction!!!).

This latest high-level technical and practical study experience allowed me to broaden my horizons and expand on the basic, academic concepts of cooking that I learned at hotel management school, adding technique, passion, and imagination. It allowed me to see cooking as more than just typical, home-style dishes, but as something created with imagination, creativity, and a touch of novelty.

 

Ambrosia Restaurant in Cortona | Matteo Sciarri

As for my work experience:

In 2001 and 2002, I attended professional internships at the Relais & Châteaux restaurant Il Falconiere in Cortona, a Michelin-starred restaurant run by chefs Michele Brugioni and Richard Titi.

I also worked at Ristorante Tonino in Cortona (in 2003) and at Relais "Alla Corte del Sole" in Petrignano del Lago in the province of Perugia (in 2005).

In 2006, I completed a professional internship and eventually worked as an employee at the Michelin-starred restaurant "Lido Lido" in Cesenatico, owned by chef Vincenzo Cammerucci.

From late 2006 to 2009, I worked at Il Postale restaurant in Città di Castello, a Michelin-starred restaurant run by chef Marco Bistarelli. 

In 2009, I returned to Cortona and began working at the restaurant "Il Melone" until early 2010. From 2010 to 2011, I worked at the restaurant "Il Gradale" at the Castello di Monterone in Perugia (in 2010).

In August 2011, I finally fulfilled my greatest wish: to open my own restaurant.

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