Chef Nino Di Costanzo brings in a new level of fine dining experience to the Maldives with his first culinary residency in Blu Beach Club, Four Seasons.
In the blue cradle of the Indian Ocean, where sugar-white sand beaches are caressed by rustling palm fronds, a fresh high of hedonistic pleasure is unveiled — Chef Nino Di Costanzo’s residency at Blu Beach Club, Four Seasons Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru. Not a resort dinner break; it’s a peak of luxury living, where haute Italian cuisine converges with tropical savoir-faire.
Michelin-starred fantasist Nino Di Costanzo, owner of Daní Maison in Ischia, brings his defining mix of sophistication, emotion, and imagination to this island heaven. Elegant eaters can indulge in the Mediterranean philosophy reimagined by one of Italy’s finest culinary intelligencia – for a brief period of serene, barefoot comfort only the Maldives can offer.
The dishes are a union of texture, taste, and visual story. Di Costanzo’s cuisine is technologically impeccable, yet it also evokes memory and wonder. Look at his “Lasagna 2024” — an extravagant take on the Italian classic, topped with saffron béchamel, wild mushroom ragù, and capped with golden parmesan foam. Each bite is a union of tradition infused with contemporary artistry.
Seafood is another stand-out dish on Di Costanzo’s Maldivian menu. Reef fish caught locally is cured and presented with Amalfi lemon gel, sea fennel, and coral crisp — a dish that conquers land and sea in equal, blissful measure. And then dessert? Nothing less than theatre: his deconstructed tiramisu, presented in a hand-blown sphere of sugar, dissolves beneath a drizzle of espresso reduction, yielding texture of mascarpone mousse and chocolate soil.
The beauty of this luxury epicurean experience is not only in its flavour but in its atmosphere — ocean view, with smooth jazz floating on the breeze, and salmon-gold shades of sunset. The service is perfect, warm but not obtrusive, and the wine selection is Italian classics and limited issues from small-vineyard shops.
Di Costanzo’s residency is not just a fleeting glance at haute cuisine — it’s a destination within a destination. It is a dinner specifically designed for the globally aware gourmet who doesn’t look at food as a filling for the belly but as culinary art that has the power to enflame the soul.
For luxury vacations and luxury resorts unparalleled, this rich culinary experience is a siren’s call. It unites gourmet Italian food with the tranquil, hedonistic ambiance of the Maldives — a union of paradise and taste so rare but enduring.
