Today’s guest is one of the UK’s most loved chefs, Gennaro Contaldo. A key player in bringing his native Italian cuisine to British shores over recent decades, Gennaro’s written over a dozen best-selling Italian cookbooks and is the mentor to his protege Jamie Oliver, who credits Gennaro with teaching him everything he knows about Italian cooking, and Gennaro calls him his sixth child. You’ll have seen on numerous TV shows with Jamie, on Saturday Kitchen and on Two Greedy Italians, with the late great Antonio Carluccio. This episode is a real love letter to Gennaro’s homeland of Italy, bringing to life with such passion destinations like the Amalfi coast, Puglia, Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. So, fasten your seatbelts, and let’s get started.Destination Recap:Minori, Amalfi Coast, ItalyMonte Gargano, Puglia, Italy Monte Sant'Angelo, Italy: Saint Michael's CaveSalina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, ItalyCatania, Sicily, ItalyStromboli, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, ItalyLipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy Signum Hotel, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy Naples, ItalyIndia Gennaro is an ambassador for Citalia and his latest recipe book Gennaro’s Limoni: Vibrant Italian recipes celebrating the lemon is out now.With thanks to…Clinique UK - Discover Clinique at World Duty Free today. Citalia - Discover the real Italy with Citalia, the UK’s leading Italian holiday specialistsVilla D’Este Hotel - Experience one of Europe’s grandest hotels, on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, for its 150th season. Visit villadeste.com to find out more.If you’re enjoying the podcast, then it would be wonderful if you could leave a rating or a review on your podcast app - it really makes a big difference because it helps other people to discover the podcast. And to hear future episodes as soon as they’re released don’t forget to hit subscribe or “follow” on your podcast app of choice.To find out who’s joining me on next week’s episode, come and follow me on Instagram, I’m @hollyrubenstein - I’d love to hear from you. If you can’t wait until then, there’s always the first six seasons to catch up on, with guests from Sir Michael Palin and Jo Malone, to Stanley Tucci and Raymond Blanc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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