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Butcher, baker, cheesemaker

Luca Marchetti, chef-patron of Trattoria Pizzeria Toscana on Beach Road, Pattaya. Photos: Eddie Yii

Pattaya isn’t a place one would expect to find an Italian restaurant that is ingrained in farm-to-table, nose-to-tail fare.

Though not a complete secret among long-time residents, Luca Marchetti, chef-patron of Trattoria Pizzeria Toscana on Beach Road, not only rears his own animals for the table, he also makes cheese, charcuterie and everything in-between.

“I closed my restaurant in Macau and moved to Bangkok in 1997 but that didn’t last long. I moved to Pattaya and decided to rear animals for the table. I’ve stuck to making traditional Italian cuisine, doing most things the traditional way. Cooking has always been my job but I want to do something different. Every time I had trouble with…

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