menu 3 August - Chef Samuele Toma

Dinner at the Villa

Sinòdia - Corigliano d'Otranto (LE)

WINE SELECTION
CANDIDO E PAOLO LEO - SAN DONACI (BR)

Argentina x Salento

Empanada

Slow-cooked pork belly, Salento-style rub, wilted savoy cabbage.

A fusion of one of the icons of Argentine street food and the intense flavours of the Salento tradition.

CANDIDO CASINA CUCCI – Salento Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Japan x Salento

Aubergine Katsu Sando

Aubergine cutlet, fermented vegetables, fermented lemon mayonnaise.

The precision of Japanese technique meets one of the Mediterranean’s most iconic ingredients.

PAOLOLEO ALTURE Minutolo – Valle d’Itria 2024

Korea x Italy

Spicy ‘Assassina-style’ Parmigiana

Crispy parmigiana, tomato, Korean chilli, inspired by the ‘pasta all’assassina’ technique.

The Italian passion for tomatoes meets the Korean culture of spice.

CANDIDO LE POZZELLE – Salice Salentino Rosato 2025

Greece x Salento

Chargrilled octopus

Yoghurt, wilted salad, mixed toasted seeds.

Two Mediterranean cuisines united by simplicity, balance and respect for the ingredients.

PAOLOLEO NUMEN – Salento Chardonnay 2025

Mexico x Salento

Dark chocolate ice-cream stick

A heart of salted chilli caramel, dark chocolate glaze, extra virgin olive oil from

Salento, fleur de sel and almond brittle.

Mexican cocoa and chilli meet Salento’s extra virgin olive oil and

almonds to round off the journey with an intense and surprising dessert.

PAOLOLEO KRIKÒ Puglia – Passito di Primitivo

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: Azienda Agricola Oliolocale di Silvana Inguscio – Canosa di Puglia