- Gino D'Acampo
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name = Gino D'Acampo
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1975|7|17|mf=y
birth_place =Torre del Greco ,Napoli ,Italy
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occupation = Chef
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spouse = Jesse
children = 2
website = [http://www.ginodacampo.com/index.php Official Website]
footnotes =Gino D'Acampo (born
17 July 1975 ) is an Italian chef who works in the UK.Career
Life
Born in
Torre del Greco ,Napoli ,Italy , Gino grew up with his parents and his sister, Marcella. He inherited his love of cooking from his grandfather—who was head chef forCosta Cruises —and, at the age of thirteen, entered "Luigi de Medici Catering College". He went on to gain experience working in many top restaurants in Europe including "Perignon" inNice and Sylvester Stallone’s "Mambo King" inMarbella .In 1995, aged 20, he moved to the UK to work in "The Orchard Restaurant" in
Hampstead ,London , and the "Cambio Restaurant" inGuildford ,Surrey .Gino co-owns
Bontà Italia Ltd. , a leading supplier of Italian ingredients and has a strongcareer in the development of ready meals, beginning with theTesco Finest range. His expertise in Italian cuisine has also aided his career in the development of his own range of pasta sauces and olive oils. This experience led to his first engagement as a guest onGreat Food Live onUKTV Food and began his television career.He shot a VT series for
Great Food Live calledEssential Ingredients which focused particularly on Italian ingredients. He became a regular guest on theBBC 'sSaturday Kitchen before the show moved toITV under the nameSaturday Cooks! , since when he has also appeared frequently onDaily Cooks! . He regularly features onReady Steady Cook forBBC 2 and has appeared in his native Italy onLa Prova Del Cuoco .In 2005, he starred in
Chef v Britain withClaire Sweeney and also travelled aroundMexico shooting his own show,An Italian in Mexico forUKTV Food . A second series began airing in 2006.Gino lives with his wife, Jessie and their two sons, Luciano and Rocco in
North London .Other work
Gino has appeared regularly on "This Morning" and Too Many Cooks as well as
The Terry and Gaby Show for Five. He still stays true to simple Italian cuisine and often returns to the "Luigi de Medici College" to give talks to students and do live demonstrations. He is a member of the "Federazione Italiana Cuochi" and the "Associazione Professionale Cuochi Italiani". He was involved in the Gala Dinner forPavarotti in 2002 and a private party for the Italian Ambassador.On the 21th September 2008 Gino will appear at the
Mold Food Festival inFlintshire ,North Wales [http://www.ginodacampo.com/about.php?page=2]
External links
* [http://uktv.co.uk/index.cfm/uktv/Food.item/aid/530578 "UKTV Food"]
* [http://www.jeremyhicks.com/ginodacampo/biog.htm Biography]
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