Gennaro's Hidden Italy - Regional recipes to treasure for generations

About the author

Gennaro Contaldo’s warmth, Italian spirit and sense of fun have led him to be one of the UK’s most-loved chefs. He is renowned for being a mentor to Jamie Oliver and teaching him, with Carluccio, everything Jamie knows about Italian cooking. In 1999, he opened Passione in London, which was awarded Best Italian restaurant in 2005. He is a favourite on Saturday Kitchen, has his own YouTube food channel, and is an ambassador for Citalia, Parmigiano Reggiano and Birra Moretti. This is his seventh book with Pavilion, which include Pasta Perfecto and Fast Cook Italian. He lives in east London with his wife and twin daughters. @gennarocontaldo

Product details

• Authors: Gennaro Contaldo, Contaldo Gennaro
• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.02.2026
• EAN: 9780008603830
• ISBN: 978-0-00-860383-0
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 252 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books; Health & wholefood cookery, Quick & easy cooking, TRAVEL / Europe / Italy, COOKING / Methods / Low Budget, COOKING / Individual Chefs & Restaurants, COOKING / Comfort Food, Quick and easy cookery, Cooking with herbs & spices, TV / celebrity chef cookbooks, Organic food / organic cookery, Budget cookery, Cookery dishes and courses: main courses, Cookery: preserving and freezing, Main courses, Cookery / food by ingredient: meat and game, Cooking with meat & game, Pasta Dishes, Preserving & freezing, Southern Italy: Places of interest, Historical and cultural areas: Central Italy, Historical and cultural areas: Northern Italy, Northern Italy: Places of interest, TV / Celebrity chef / eateries cookbooks, Cookery / food by ingredient: pasta & noodles, The Italian lakes region, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Italian, Central Italy: Places of interest