John Lanzafame was former executive chef for Hugo’s Management, working primarily in Kings Cross at Hugo’s Lounge and Hugo’s Bar Pizza. John has previously owned and operated his own restaurant Lanzafame, in the inner-west of Sydney.
His passion for regional Italian cuisine and is renowned in the industry for his simple ideas and perfection “on the plate”. He enjoys building strong relationships with prominent Italians within the industry and is proud to say that these relationships have taken him to many countries around the world.
John is one of 8 chefs representing Australia in the culinary Olympics in 2008 in Germany, the oldest Olympic games in history. John is also the current world champion pizza maker which was awarded in New York and can be seen regularly on Ready Steady Cook and also The LifeStyle Channel Chefs Christmas special..
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Lovely watching you and your mother tonight!! Loved the Sicilian pork sausages, my mouth is watering.
Hard to know what all the fuss is about - food acceptable, but nothing more. The goat's cheese and spinach pizza had no discernible goat's cheese and was underwhelming. The other dishes were perfectly acceptable, but not of a standard to justify the hyperbole that seems to surround this place. The two members (of our party of five) who arrived first were not allowed to enter and be seated until we were all there together; we had to ask for water twice; we were wrongly advised in a preceding phone call that cash only would be accepted, but were happy to find on the night that credit cards were indeed accepted. Perhaps staff communication could be improved. This is a convenient place to dine on average-quality food pre-theatre - nothing more. Why create an expectation that will lead to disappointment?