come to play in Sydney’s big league, be around the best in Australia and pick up new influences.
After completing his apprenticeship at the Stamford Grand Hotel in Glenelg, Daniel became Head Chef at Blanc Restaurant in Hutt Street, Adelaide and received the prestigious Restaurant and Catering Award for Best Seafood Restaurant in 2004.
His early cooking heroes were Thomas Keller, Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White and Neil Perry. A precise and structured approach forms the basis of his technique. More recently, Steve Manfredi has inspired him, and sourcing exceptional produce and preparing it with traditional Italian techniques tending towards the rustic defines Daniel’s evolving style. Flavour is the real muse.
Daniel has Italian cooking in his blood. It was Daniel’s Italian grandmother who awakened and nurtured his love of food and encouraged him to cook back home in Adelaide. Daniel loves the seasonal influence on the creation of menus at Manta and with the menu changing daily it doesn’t get any more seasonal than that!
Dedicated to his craft, Daniel is set to make a name for himself in his adopted city.
6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo
Telephone: 02 9332 3822
Facsimile: 02 9332 3655
reservations@mantarestaurant.com.au
