The Art Of Mediterranean Cuisine

La Dieta Mediterranea

What is the Mediterranean diet? A question that cannot be answered with words. It’s a convivial outdoor lunch, prolonged into the late hours of the afternoon. Cherished stories about long-forgotten ingredients of the far-flung Cilento region. A wicker basket brimming with locally grown ingredients for tomorrow’s lunch. A treasure combining Mediterranean cuisine, hospitality and physical activity.

A guest rests her hands on the table by her lunch of focaccia, grilled vegetables and olives, served on a blue china plate.

The Mediterranean Diet, Explained

Think local, set the table — this summer, our guide satiates any longing for Mediterranean diet recipes and rich stories shared in conviviality. Anticipate legumes and whole grains-filled nutritional recipes and healthy lifestyle recipes.

Read The Story

Honey spills from a glass jug over three fresh, white ricotta rounds, on a plate decorated with hand-painted olive branches.

Sunshine sparkles through a greenhouse roof as a farmer reaches across a tomato plant to pinch out unwanted shoots

Experience The Mediterranean Diet At Caruso

Potted palms peek over the top of a private roof terrace balcony wall. Far below, sheer cliffs give way to the cool Mediterranean

A very Mediterranean Breakfast

Reserve a table at one of our Caruso restaurants and start your day with a typical Mediterranean diet breakfast. A nutritious yogurt, cereals and confetture from San Salvatore are served along fresh fruits, while cold cuts and cheeses from the Salumificio di Gioi Cilento – the local butchery – await at your table.

A woman sits at a glass-topped table in a shady corner of a garden twirling marinara-drenched spaghetti with a fork

Caruso Grill Dinner

The stories of the Mediterranean diet can be tasted at every bite when feasting over dining at the Caruso Grill. Join Chef Armando Aristarco as he elevates local ingredients for an authentic Mediterranean cuisine experience through traditional dishes – dine on octopus carpaccio, mezza penna, or puttanesca-style catch of the day. Pair everything with an authentic local olive oil.

Italian chef, Giovanna Voria, smiles as she drinks an aperitif. Her chef's whites are branded Corbella, decorated with red buttons

L’Agorà Della Dieta Mediterranea

On 14 April 2025, join us and meet the ambassadors of the Mediterranean diet. Cilento producer Raffaele Palladino, chef Giovanna Voria and more experts will share with you the rich ideas and nutritional recipes behind Mediterranean cuisine. Then, indulge in a feast of meat, fresh mozzarella and locally grown legumes on the grounds of our legendary hotel.