At CucinaLuca, every dish tells a story of love, tradition, and authentic Italian flavors. Step inside and let the warmth of our kitchen and the aroma of fresh pasta make you feel right at home. Buon appetito!
Luca FecarottaHi, I’m Luca Fecarotta, founder and head chef of Cucina Luca Italian Restaurant. I’ve been living in Da Nang for 6 years, exploring every corner of this beautiful coastal city. Over time, I’ve fallen in love with its local culture, vibrant cuisine, stunning beaches, and the warm, welcoming spirit of the people who call it home.
Growing up in Pesaro, a small seaside city between Marche and Emilia-Romagna, Luca ate Piadina more often than pizza.
For many people outside Italy, the name might not sound familiar. But where Luca comes from, it’s one of those foods that has always been there.
Piadina is a traditional flatbread from Emilia-Romagna, made with just a handful of ingredients, flour, water, olive oil and salt. Like many Italian dishes, its beauty lies in its simplicity.
The dough is made fresh, then cooked on a hot surface until lightly golden on the outside while staying soft and pliable inside. It isn’t crisp like pizza, nor as heavy as a sandwich. It’s something meant to be folded, held in your hands and eaten without much ceremony.
Inside, you’ll often find prosciutto, porchetta, cheese, fresh arugula or whatever happens to be at its best that day. There isn’t one definitive version of Piadina. It’s the kind of food that changes with the seasons, with the region, and sometimes simply with what’s available in the kitchen.
That’s part of what Luca loves most about it.
Piadina was never reserved for special occasions. Quite the opposite. It’s the kind of food that naturally finds its way into everyday life, easy to eat, easy to share and often enjoyed around a table with family and friends.
Perhaps that’s what makes it different.
Pizza may be Italy’s most famous export, but for many people who grew up in Emilia-Romagna, Piadina belongs to a more familiar side of Italian life. Simpler, quieter and deeply rooted in everyday routines.
When you leave Italy to live somewhere else, there are certain things you can’t bring with you.
The streets you grew up on. Places that once felt like home. The people who are still there.
Food, however, is different.
Sometimes a familiar flavour is enough to take you back somewhere in an instant.
Maybe that’s why Luca always wanted Piadina to be part of Cucina.
Not because it’s the most famous dish on the menu.
But because it reminds him of where he comes from. Of ordinary meals, ordinary conversations and a food that represents everyday Italian life in the best possible way.
Even today, Piadina remains surprisingly difficult to find outside Italy.
And perhaps that’s exactly why we wanted to tell its story.
