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Revision as of 00:43, 20 November 2009
Gino D'Acampo | |
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| Born | 17 July 1975 Torre del Greco, Napoli, Italy |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Spouse | Jessica (2002-present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official Website |
Gino D'Acampo (born 17 July 1975) is an Italian chef who works in the UK.
Gino is currently starring in I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (UK series 9), set in the Australian jungle.
Career
Early 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 England to work in The Orchard Restaurant in Hampstead, London, and the Cambio Restaurant in Guildford, Surrey. Around this time he also served a prison sentence in connection with 'handling stolen goods' [1][2], a fact that Gino is very open about but which has been removed from all ITV publicity regarding him.
Business
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.
Television career
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 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 2007.
Gino has appeared regularly on This Morning and Too Many Cooks as well as The Terry and Gaby Show for Five.
Books
He is the author of two books published by Kyle Cathie: Fantastico! (2007) and Buonissimo! (2008). On 21 September 2008 he appeared at the Mold Food Festival in Flintshire North Wales; on 4 October 2009 he appeared at the Stone Food and Drink Festival in Staffordshire.
Other work
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.
He is taking part in the 2009 version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here.[3]
Personal life
Gino lives in north London with his wife Jessica, whom he married in 2002, and they have two sons, Luciano and Rocco.
References
- ^ "Practically Edible biographies - Gino D'Acampo". Practically Edible. 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ I'm A Celebrity star Gino D’Acampo spent two years in prison for burgling Paul Young's house Mail Online, 18 November 2009
- ^ "I'm A Celebrity full line-up revealed: Katie Price's rivals to include 'Gorgeous' George Hamilton and no-nonsense How Clean Is Your House? host Kim Woodburn". Daily Mail. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
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