09/09/2026
Meet Chef Andrea Cattalini…
Joining Aryeh as Head Chef, Andrea brings an impressive depth of experience from some of New Zealand’s leading kitchens.
Andrea brings an excellent training background, having worked across some of the best kitchens in Australia and Italy before moving to New Zealand nine years ago to join chef Ben Bayly at the Grove and working alongside him for the following 8 years.
He was formerly Executive Chef of Aosta, Little Aosta & Blue Door, Head Chef at Ahi, and has recently finished up his time as Head Chef at Tala where the team were awarded a Michelin Star.
Working alongside Executive Chef Lucas Parkinson, Andrea will play an important role in the continued evolution of Aryeh, bringing his experience, ideas and perspective to our cuisine while helping shape some fantastic changes to come.
We’re incredibly excited to see where this next chapter takes us.
Andrea Cattalini Lucas Parks