COMO Cocoa Island Welcomes Federico Tidu as its New Executive Chef Coming with the profile supported through a career in Michelin-standard locations, award-winning restaurants, and high-class resorts, Federico's extensive experience and creativity are precisely what the COMO Cocoa Island needs.
Born on the Italian island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea, chef Tidu started to cook as young as 13. He went on to learn to appreciate the fresh, beautiful local produce that his homeland had in store for him. It is something that still goes on to imprint itself into his cooking: the balanced, vibrant flavors of Mediterranean cuisine.
Some of the notable awards he has received include winning the 2022 Chef Hat Award at Jonah's Restaurant, Australian Good Food Guide. Of course, the Chef Hat Awards usually are awarded on some set criteria that are approximately the same as the Michelin rating system and are synonymous with excellence-cum-tightness with regards to ingredients, taste, presentation, technique, value, and consistency.
International and Mediterranean flavors start arriving straight from the islands of the Maldives at Ufaa, the resort restaurant, where Chef Tidu brings his Sardinian influence to COMO Cocoa Island. Every night seems to have a new menu for dinner that reflects in itself a little bit of each locally sourced Maldivian fish and seafood. But meanwhile, it happens to reflect seasonality and freshness in each ingredient.
COMO Hotels and Resorts boasts of cuisine being at the heart, and its culinary philosophy is holistic nourishment that can energize the senses and the body. The appointment of Chef Tidu marks an exciting new chapter for COMO Cocoa Island, wherein exciting passage of culinary journeys in a blend of tradition and innovation would be relished to be had at this resort.
COMO Hotels and Resorts now invites guests to explore COMO Simple, an innovative cookbook that distills more than 30 years of COMO's culinary philosophy. Curated by COMO founder Mrs Christina Ong together with the chefs behind some of COMO's most celebrated restaurants, COMO Simple brings the COMO dining experience into the home-and effortlessly traces simple recipes from Bhutan to Tuscany. Salads, soups and main courses offered here celebrate the joy of food, and possibilities for recreating delicious and memorable meals under COMO's wellness cuisine template.
