basil food & wine

Fabulous 4 course meal in St. John’s. Incredible service, presentation, taste. Highly recommended.

Frank Dyer



He came to our Villa and made a wonderful 3 course meal-each course so delicious. He featured lobster tonight. Dessert was to die for!!!!!! So relaxing and the kitchen is clean at the end of the night!!

Guy Shoaf


We had an incredible dinner at our villa in St. John! All of the food was awesome! of course the chocolate cake was my favorite! If you are in the USVI, you should have him cook for you! You will be glad you did!

Dawn Pepper Boutwell

Amazing meals prepared in the comfort of your own St. John Villa. Chef Giovanni created our ideal menu and then came and prepared everything for the most memorable meals. I am still dreaming of his fresh homemade pasta, lobster, ceviche and the most beautiful breakfast and eggs benedict. Everything he made was delicious... Cant wait to see use them again when we go back!.

Sherry Cesare October 24, 2019

Had the absolute best meal of the trip. What a professional with an incredible talent! Giovanni was prompt and had an incredible helper! They went above and beyond in every aspect of our night starting from the generous number of options to choose from for our 4+ course dinner, to picking fresh flowers from our yard to prepare arrangements for the table. Every meal was mouth watering and there was not a single critique my family of 8 had to give. Locally sourced produce, seafood and meat, imported and expertly selected parmesan cheese and French bread (among other ingredients). Such a pleasant experience from start to finish. He has incredible stories and is a wonderful teacher - happy to give advice! Left our kitchen even cleaner than he found it. Giovanni thinks of absolutely everything and I cannot say enough incredible things about the cooking! HIGHLY recommend!
4 march 2020 Christine Anderson

We had such a great meal prepared by Chef Giovanni this past Friday. He worked with us on a wonderful menu and we had conversations through out the night. His food was over the top (shrimp appetizer, Fresh pasta with bolognas and Lobster with island salad. Then for dessert the most amazing cannolis hand made in front of us. By far the best we have had anywhere on the island or even in the states. Highly recommended and will certainly have him cook for us again in the future. Thanks!
Michael Scozzaro

23 feb. 2020

We had the unforgettable opportunity to have Giovanni as our personal chef for breakfast, lunch and dinner for 1 week during our holiday in St John. To find the right words to convey how his delicious creations hit your palette and warm your tummy with instant satisfaction is difficult to describe in words. You must treat yourself and those you love to this wonderful experience. You can truly taste the passion and love that goes into every meal that Giovanni prepares! From fresh made pastas to herbs grown in his own herb garden. Every meal fills your mouth with gratitude and joy to get to experience culinary at this five-star level! Giovanni’s incredible talent for food combined with his magnetic personality truly make for magical memories that will not soon be forgotten. We are all already talking about following him and his beautiful wife Katia to Italy this summer to experience his incredible Italian cooking in his homeland! Enjoy!
Shirin HostetterOct. 22, 2019




These guys are amazing! We had the opportunity to spend a week in St. Johns with our entire family. Giovanni and his team prepared all of our meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for the week. We ended up going with Giovanni initially because he put such a focus on being organic in his cooking. In fact, we learned that he even used some of his own garden-grown vegetables in his dishes. Eggs benedict, amazing, fresh salads, variety of BBQ, the bread, home-cooked pasta, my god the deserts, it was all just so delicious and amazing. But here is the best part, it was the way he interacted with our family, his big smile, the level of professionalism he conducted, the care he put into everything he did made our trip to the islands extra special. I really can't say enough about how much Giovanni truly made our week there special.

Patrick Clements . Oct. 22, 2019.

 

"Chef Giovanni Gurrieri presented a cooking class at the Center entitled “The Feast of the Seven Fishes”.

The response was incredible!

Chef Giovanni demonstrated a great professional presence. He worked closely with the participants explaining each recipe in details. During this time he clearly demonstrated not only his extraordinary knowledge and experience of the culinary art, but his passion, dedication, enthusiasm, and great professionalism.

All of our guests were extremely pleased. We look forward to working with him again in the near future.

PATRIZIA

COOKING CLASS

WESTCHESTER ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER