Food review: Chef Denis Lucchi of Michelin-starred Buona Terra cooks from the heart

Celebrating a decade of contemporary Italian gastronomy is one-Michelin-starred Buona Terra, which is debuting a new tasting menu to suit its spanking new interiors. The menu features the extraordinary cuisine of resident chef Denis Lucchi, who is also celebrating his 10th year at the helm.

At this fine dining establishment nestled in the wing of a colonial black-and-white bungalow, Lombardy-born Lucchi presents cuisine shaped by his childhood memories of Northern Italian cooking and fuelled by innovation. Through his training at some of the most premier restaurants in London and Rome as well as Gattopardo and Garibaldi in Singapore, he’s developed his own authentic style that is both homely and yet elevated, with flavours that are familiar, complex and very much current.