Chef Malepu Manoj Kumar
Head Chef · Italian Cuisine · Authentic Neapolitan Pizza
Experienced Head Chef with a strong background in Italian cuisine, authentic Neapolitan pizza, kitchen leadership, menu development, food safety and team management — trained across luxury hotels and premium restaurants in Austria, Dubai and India.
- Experience
- 5+ yrs
- Countries
- 03
- Current Role
- Head Chef
Malepu Manoj Kumar
Head Chef · Italian · Neapolitan Pizza · Austria
On the roadThe pizza truck comes to you.
A fully equipped wood-fired oven on wheels — 48-hour fermented dough, San Marzano tomatoes, fior di latte and a 450 °C stone. Weddings, garden parties, corporate days and village festivals across Austria.
48 hours before the fire.
Every ball is hand-balled, rested and proofed cold — the honeycomb structure you see is what gives the cornicione its lift.
Discipline from luxury hotels, warmth from home.
From The Leela Palace in Chennai to Media One Hotel in Dubai and now the pass at De Michele in Austria — the same standards travel with me, whether it's a fine-dining service or an oven on a trailer.
"Manoj runs the pass with the calm discipline of a much older chef — authentic Neapolitan technique, uncompromising standards, and a team that visibly follows his lead."— Guest review, De Michele — Verace Pizza Napoletana
Events, private dining, and consulting — on request.
For the mobile pizza truck, bespoke tasting menus and restaurant consulting across Austria.