“I am a co-owner of Milk & Wine Co a new cafe in Heathmont. We opened during the COVID-19 lockdown period and without Sam, our business may not have survived. His knowledge of setting up a new venue, hiring staff and setting up menus and COG structures, has been a blessing! We could not rate Sam any higher and if we could, we would! ”
— Sammi Lee. Part owner milk and wine co
“As the owner of Small Plates in Eltham we engaged Sam as our consultant to create a menu & help us get our kitchen set up and ready for operation. We were not only thrilled with the job he did, but also gained a contact and friend for life! His ability to cook amazing food well within COG’s is what impressed us the most. Sam is fairly easy to work with and takes everything on board. He curious & was always willing to learn new things. He loved a couple of my mum’s dishes & was happy to include these on our menu. We did butt heads a couple of times ....we just put that down to both being so passionate! Skilled, Passionate, Dynamic & Energetic is how I would sum up Sam & definitely recommend Sam if your starting up a new business or wanting to relaunch an old one. ”
— Florie Mustafa , Owner Small Plates Eltham
“Sam is an honest and dedicated chef. I would recommend him to work through any culinary requirements you have.”
— Jonette WIlton Owner - Smudge Publishing
“I would recommend using Sam Pinzone Consulting as the owner of Leroys Cafe in Newport I hired Sam Pinzone to consult for us, we found him to be very informative, knowledgeable and captain of industry in his field. If your opening up a restraunt or cafe or want to improve your existing one and need help not only in the kitchen but in the business as a whole, i would strongly consider using Sam.Wally D @leroysnewport”
— Wally Dabab Owner - Leroys Cafe Newport
“We Couldn’t pick a better Chef Consultant. Sam Pinzone is ahead of the game. His precision concept of food in terms of flavour, texture, presentation and every other avenue you can think of delivers absolute excellence. A passionate perfectionist and absolutely wonderful to work with. ”
— John Elkoury, Emil's Cafe, Pascoe Vale
“Sam was with us at Small plates for one month, in this time he came up with a menu that our kitchen could execute and also found us a strong Head Chef. Sam showed us that any business can make money as long as they run a tight ship and keep an eye on their wages. I would recommend Sam to anyone who is starting a new business and is a first timer. ”
— Nuri Sadiku - Owner, Small Plates Eltham
“ Sam Pinzone is one of the most driven people i have ever met. For two years Sam ran Dandelion winning two Chefs hats and Asian restaurant of the year for 2018. Sams drive for perfection is what every business needs to succeed. ”
— Geoff Lindsay - Owner, Dandelion Elwood
“Sam Pinzone Consulting improved our food ten fold, Sam found us a strong Chef and improved our kitchen in every aspect. Our. Services ran smoothly and he put us in contact with some of the best produce suppliers in Melbourne. We also received Two coffee cups from Larissa Dubeckie in The Age Epicure Good Food with a score of 14.5 out of 20 ”
— Simon Talakidis - Owner, Cafe Heide, Bulleen
“Sam Pinzone and his food kept popping up in my Instagram feed and piqued my interest. Reading more about him, I was even more fascinated. At 29, having worked with the likes of Neil Perry, Jacques Reymond, received two chef hats and starting up his own consulting company, you’ve got to hand it to him, he’s pretty much nailing it. He has also been involved with some important conversations around mental health amongst chefs, a topic I think needs a lot more discussion.”
