Simona Bonelli hails from Terracina, a seaside resort in the south of the Lazio region of Italy. Her love for cooking goes back to her childhood, growing up in her grandparents’ deli making fresh pasta
and tasting amazing food.
After working at several Italian restaurants in London, England, Simona moved to Canada in 2007,
when she was hired to join the Oliver & Bonacini Cafe & Grill at the Westin Trillium in Blue Mountains, Ontario. She helped launch Jamie Oliver’s Toronto restaurants before moving to Vancouver in 2016.
She has been a Squamish resident since 2017 and ran the kitchen at Fergie's and Sunwolf for three years, before joining the Cheakamus Centre in August 2024.
A longtime runner she now tackles the trails on two wheels and has quickly became enamored of the adrenaline, technical challenges and camaraderie of the Squamish mountain-biking community.