Gino D'Acampo

Gino D'Acampo

Infobox Celebrity


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birth_place = Torre del Greco, Napoli, Italy
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occupation = Chef
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spouse = Jesse
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website = [http://www.ginodacampo.com/index.php Official Website]
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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 for Costa 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" in Nice and Sylvester Stallone’s "Mambo King" in Marbella.

In 1995, aged 20, he moved to the UK to work in "The Orchard Restaurant" in Hampstead, London, and the "Cambio Restaurant" in Guildford, Surrey.

Gino co-owns Bontà Italia Ltd., a leading supplier of Italian ingredients and has a strong career in the development of ready meals, beginning with the Tesco 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 on Great Food Live on UKTV Food and began his television career.

He shot a VT series for Great Food Live called Essential Ingredients which focused particularly on Italian ingredients. He became a regular guest on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen before the show moved to ITV under the name Saturday Cooks!, since when he has also appeared frequently on Daily Cooks!. He regularly features on Ready Steady Cook for BBC 2 and has appeared in his native Italy on La Prova Del Cuoco.

In 2005, he starred in Chef v Britain with Claire Sweeney and also travelled around Mexico shooting his own show, An Italian in Mexico for UKTV 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 for Pavarotti in 2002 and a private party for the Italian Ambassador.

On the 21th September 2008 Gino will appear at the Mold Food Festival in Flintshire,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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