Food & Beverage · 2021–Present
Photographer for Marotta Ristorante, chef Domenico Marotta’s gourmet restaurant in Squille, in the Alto Casertano, awarded one Michelin star in the 2026 Guide. Opened in 2019 on the first floor of Villa La Collinetta — the family restaurant — Marotta Ristorante is the fine dining arm of a project rooted in Campania, built around contemporary vegetable cooking and local produce, including what comes from its own garden.
Domenico Marotta, born in 1989, brings to the table a vision formed in the kitchens of Alain Passard, Enrico Crippa, Andrea Berton and Éric Frechon, with international stints alongside Kobe Desramaults in Belgium and Seiji Yamamoto in Japan. The tasting menu “Radici & Innesti” (Roots & Grafts) sums up his approach: rigorous technique, wild and local ingredients, modern pairings that stay true to Campanian roots.
The dining room is led by sommelier Anna Coppola, a decisive presence in the experience as a whole. The restaurant is singled out by Gambero Rosso, 50 Top Italy and Identità Golose as one of the most interesting talents in new Italian cooking, with a proposition that combines aesthetic rigour, a feeling for the vegetable world and deep knowledge of the raw material.
