Capri Palace JumeirahIl Riccio

A native of Italy’s historic home of dried pasta, Gragnano, just across the Bay of Naples from Capri, Salvatore Elefante has always put strong flavours and an enhanced local tradition at the heart of his cooking. In 2011, after several years in the kitchens of L’Olivo, Elefante moved to head chef of Il Riccio. It was under his stewardship that the restaurant was awarded its Michelin star in 2013, and that the brand expanded abroad. There are now two Il Riccio locations in Turkey and two more in Miami and Dubai. In 2016 he moved to our sister restaurant L’Olivo, where he retained its high reputation by remaining, as he says, “maniacal about the smallest details.” Now back at Il Riccio, he places high importance on experience. "This is not just a dinner; our guests must leave the table enraptured.”