i. Biography
Coming Up
At La Brinca, Simone Circella works as chef in a kitchen where tradition is handled as daily practice, not display. The job is defined by repeatable discipline: service, timing, and the kind of attention that keeps a restaurant’s identity intact from one shift to the next. In that setting, Circella’s present tense is earned at the stove, through consistent work rather than declaration.
Where They Are Now
As chef at the restaurant, Simone Circella stays close to the essentials of the trade: the plate, the pantry, and the steady adjustment of flavor. The role points to a kitchen practice built on patience and precision, where memory and place are carried through the food rather than explained around it. At La Brinca, that means cooking with restraint, and with clear regard for the ingredients in front of him.
Signature
Circella's signature dishes show a kitchen speaking in regional terms. Antipasto di campagna, Polpette di Cabannina, and Cùniggiu magro each carry a directness that fits a cook working from a local vocabulary, where the name of the dish already frames the register of the work. Gnocchetti di castagna al pesto di mortaio, prescinseua e verdure brings that approach into sharper focus: chestnut, mortar-pounded pesto, prescinseua, and vegetables are set in sequence, with each element given room to register. Cima di faraona ripiena alle erbe points to the same discipline in a different form, a preparation shaped by seasoning and handling rather than flourish. Taken together, the dishes describe a chef invested in continuity, texture, and regional specificity. The menu language is precise, and the work behind it appears equally measured: rooted, legible, and confident without excess.
Honors
Membership in the Slow Food Cook's Alliance places Simone Circella within a circle organized around culinary values and careful practice. The recognition fits the way his dishes read: grounded, specific, and attentive to what reaches the table. It functions less as ornament than as a formal acknowledgement of a working standard.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Simone
What is Simone Circella's current role?
Simone Circella is Chef of La Brinca in Ne, Italy.
Where does Simone Circella work?
Chef at La Brinca.
Where is La Brinca based?
Ne, Italy.
