The Art of Fresh Pasta and Pizza at Donna Mare Italian Chophouse
When a 50-year-old mother yeast meets the dancing flames of a wood-burning oven, magic happens. At Donna Mare Italian Chophouse, nestled alongside the iconic Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club on Miami Beach, this isn't just dinner, it's a celebration of Italian heritage, craftsmanship, and the pure pleasure of gathering around exceptional food.
A Living Legacy in Every Bite
Mamma mia, if you want to know where our Chef Luigi Marco Iannuario's culinary journey began, it was destined from his very first breath in Milano! His mama was stirring a pot of sauce when the little chef decided it was time to make his grand entrance into the world. That kitchen became his sanctuary, where he literally slept as a child and where his culinary dreams were born.
At the heart of Chef Luigi's pizza-making lies a remarkable family treasure: a 50-year-old mother yeast born the same day he was. Created by his grandmother and carefully nurtured through the decades, this living legacy has been the foundation of his family's bread and pizza-making tradition. Luigi's earliest memories are filled with the magic of transforming dough in his grandmother's kitchen, where she taught him to work the ingredients between two wooden chairs, a technique as old as bread-making itself.
Now, he brings this cherished heritage to Miami Beach, along with a unique pizza recipe that marries two distinct styles. His signature dough represents a beautiful marriage of culinary cultures, blending traditional Neapolitan techniques with his family's time-honored methods, a recipe perfected over half a century. Each pizza carries five decades of family tradition in every bubble and char, emerging from our wood-burning oven with the perfect balance of crispy crust and tender, airy interior.
