Yummy Magazine Vol 3 - The Holiday Issue | Page 23

chef profile text KATY FENTRESS PHOTO Lucas ndeto sICILIAN CHRISTMAS T he Mediterraneo chain of restaurants in Nairobi, is one of the city’s longeststanding and most consistent Italian eating establishments. For this we have Chef Dario Aloisio to thank. Close your eyes and imagine an Italian chef and chances are that someone broadly resembling Chef Dario, executive head chef at all three of the city’s Mediterraneos, will spring to mind. Maybe it’s the goatee, the Roman nose or his brooding yet imperious stare, but there is something about him that simply states: “I know good food”. Chef Dario interprets Mediterraneo’s brand