The LeanChef Kitchn

About

The Leanchef Kitchn is now open on Thomas Dr! An exciting new cafe offering delicious organic food, coffee & wine. B fast, lunch (and soon dinner!)

Story

Robert Marchetti and Enzo Loterzo, born both in 1973, met when they were 16 year old apprentice chefs, working in an award winning Melbourne Italian restaurant. Both coming from immigrant Italian families, they instantly hit it off, becoming lifelong buddies.

"Enzo and I played, we cooked, and then we cooked some more. Long 18-hour days - on our feet the whole time - 6 days a week ... and then we'd play and cook some more. "Sleep when we are dead" I said. Geez we were brats." Robert.

"Oh yeah, Robert and I only went home to my Mum and Dad's house when we were hungry, or needed a nap ... and then we'd cook and play some more. Yep, we were brats." Enzo

Enzo suggested they both start going to the gym. Robert reluctantly agreed. Enzo instantly headed over to the weights section, and Robert to the treadmill. The idea of eating whatever the hell they wanted ... and burn it off at the gym was genius!

That’s how it started.

After 25 years of cooking, travelling, dinners, events, parties - they have lived it ... travelled to it ... and cooked it! But everything started to change ... bodies change; digestion changes and you simply get older. Their bodies and minds were no longer 17 years old.

So it was time for a 'review'.

Using good, fresh whole foods, and living a lifestyle free of crap - they are better for it. Better minds, better bodies, better people ... and they simply just feel better.

A little education makes all the difference. They already knew how to cook, but really didn’t understand food.

"What does white processed flour do to my gut? It's just Pasta, right?"
Nope - your body sees processed carbs.
"What does my gut see with juiced pineapple, honey and granola breakfast? That's healthy, isn't it?"
Nope - your body gets overloaded with natural sugars.

So they learned pretty fast what they should and shouldn't eat. This power of information and education became simply that ... POWER.

The next step was to put this knowledge to work in their restaurants and lifestyle - and to make the food taste great and have loads of flavour.

They were constantly being asked by buddies at the gym, in training, surfing, swimming, hiking and work colleagues ...

"How the hell do you both stay so fit and healthy when you travel heaps, eat heaps, and cook heaps?"

Desperate for 'the secret diet' ... their answer has always been the same.

"We know how to make shit taste better, dude. The secret is knowledge."

And so began 2 Lean Chefs.

So what exactly is 2 Lean Chefs? Well ... it's ...

Cooking tips and how to make your damn food taste better.
Training regimes.
Lifestyle choices both physical and mental.
Reviews of new food trends and what they really are.
Awesome basic, healthy recipes.
How to burn fat quick and lose weight to start your new life.
How the hell to navigate a menu when eating out.
How to travel and not get stuck with eating the wrong shit.


"It's not a diet ... it's a lifestyle."
Enzo, Robert

Products

The Lean Chef Free 7-Day Rip-Down Guide (coming soon)
The Lean Chef Eating Plan - 6 Weeks To A Stronger, Leaner Body (coming soon)
The Lean Chef Cookbook - Coming soon.

"WE ARE OPEN! Full menu & coffee available 7 days a week via takeaway. Call direct or book through UberEats or Deliveroo.Melbourne restaurateur and chef Enzo Loterzo has brought his incredible cuisine, skills and charm to the Gold Coast and is serving up coffee, breakfast and lunch daily - catering for gluten-free, organic and vegan options ... with Italian flair. Featuring mouth watering delights such as sweet-corn fritters with grilled miso and maple pumpkin, gluten-free linguine with blue swimmer crab, vegan paninos, vibrant salads, healthy burgers and more! Reserve a table, order some takeaway or just pop by and get ready for gourmet food, Melbourne laneway worthy coffee and beautiful surroundings. Book now!"