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D'Acampo
Italian Chef
Welcome to the Gino D’Acampo website!
Gino has fast become a star of UK television through his appearances on countless TV shows including ‘This Morning‘, five series’ of the award-winning ‘Gino’s Italian Escape‘ and of course, everyone’s guilty pleasure, ‘Celebrity Juice!‘ Our favourite Italian chef is also a successful restaurateur with his ‘Gino D’Acampo – My Restaurant’ and ‘My Pasta Bar’ opening up around the country.
Gino is the master of modern Italian cooking and he is passionate about using fresh, seasonal ingredients in a straightforward and unpretentious way. Here, he brings you his favourite recipes so that you can try them at home. So let Gino inspire you to make delicious, real Italian food with minimum effort and maximum satisfaction.
Buon Appetito!
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Bucatini with eggs, pancetta and Pecorino RomanoBucatini alla Carbonara
This has to be one of my favourite recipes ever, especially with this shape of pasta. Bucatini is like a thick spaghetti with a hole in the middle that runs from one end to the other. This allows the sauce to really coat the pasta inside and out beautifully. If you are a fan of a simple spaghetti dish, I recommend you try this traditional Roman recipe. You can substitute the pancetta with streaky bacon...
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Serves8
IngredientsPork
Main IngredientLa Caprese di zia RitaMy Auntie Rita’s Pistachio and Chocolate Cake
Sometimes my Auntie Rita made this cake for me and my sister as an after-school treat. It's great for teatime, perfect as a dessert, and amazing if you have any gluten-free friends coming round.
8
Serves6
IngredientsChocolate
Main IngredientTorta di cioccolato e fragoleChocolate & Fresh Strawberry Cake
Italians from the south don’t bake cakes all that often but my sister Marcella makes this for me whenever I visit and I love it. The combination of moist chocolate cake and fresh strawberries is wonderful and I can never only have one slice; in fact there is always a fight over who gets the last piece (I normally win!) The cake is also fantastico made with raspberries!
8
Serves11
IngredientsChocolate
Main IngredientInsalata di FagioliniFrench Beans with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Feta and Mozzarella
This recipe (like most of my recipes) happened by accident. I was hosting a barbecue party and a friend of mine challenged me to make something that resembled the colours of the Italian flag. I went to the fridge, got hold of everything green, white and red and came up with this masterpiece. Today, it has become one of my signature dishes among my friends and we still enjoy it at every barbecue party....
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IngredientsCheese
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