Gino D’Acampo

About

Gino D’Acampo is a celebrity chef and TV personality. His flavour-packed recipes are simple to make, and his energy in the kitchen is infectious. He won the of 2009 series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here!

Gino caught the cooking bug from his grandfather (a head chef in Naples) and entered the Luigi de Medici Catering College at the age of 13. He came to England in 1995, working first at The Orchard Restaurant in Hampstead and later at the Cambio Restaurant in Guildford.

Event Catering

D’Acampo co-owns Bontà Italia Ltd., a supplier of Italian ingredients. The company develops ready meals, supplying the Tesco Finest range. This experience led to his first engagement as a guest on Great Food Live on UKTV Food and began his television career.

Personality/Celebrity

He shot a TV 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 then he has also appeared frequently on Daily Cooks!.

He has also been a guest on the hilarious Celebrity Juice many times.

As a true entertainer and a man of his word, Gino cooked gammon and Italian mushy peas completely naked on This Morning following the show’s success at the National Television Awards. D’Acampo had previously stated that he would cook naked if the show won an NTA.

He is the author of five books: Fantastico! (2007), Buonissimo! (2008), The Italian Diet (2010), Gino’s Pasta (2011) and Italian Home Baking (2011).

He still stays true to simple Italian cuisine and often returns to the Luigi de Medici College to give talks to students.

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