Once, while working in the restaurant, a 16-year-old Locatelli, threw the shrimp into the water, which hadn’t boiled yet. It was his uncle that pushed him to become a chef. From the age of 5, he helped in a family restaurant, that earned more than one Michelin star.

Giorgio Locatelli was born and raised in Italy, not far from Lake Comabbio in Corgeno. He has long been one of the most recognized Italian chefs both in his home country and around the world thanks to his authentic and sophisticated dishes that follow recipes of his grandmother and perfected the highest standards of Italian cuisine. Giorgio Locatelli is an Italian chef, author of an award-winning cook book, participant of a several TV shows, as well as a wonderful husband and father. 'Giorgio Locatelli's “Made in Italy” is a beautiful, evocative book, looking not just at traditional Italian ingredients and local recipes but also at local traditions and serves to become a classic.“I love the idea that someone can come to the restaurant pissed off and leave happy,’ says Giorgio Locatelli. Even so, it would be a shame to leave this one on the coffee table, rather than take it into the kitchen where it belongs.' Time Out ‘This book is, like all the best Italians, good-looking and just a bit irreverent. ‘Large and handsome.most of the recipes are painstaking and lucid, and the context embraces Giorgio, his family and professional life, while guiding us effortlessly through some of the riches of Italian foodstuffs.’ Tom Jaine, Guardian ‘A compendium that should replace everything but Marcella Hazan on your Italian shelf.’ Kate Colquhoun, Daily Telegraph '”Made in Italy“, by the flamboyant Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli, is such a fashionable combination of charming anecdotes and stories about his family that could double as recipes.' Daily Telegraph

‘Packed with delicious recipes, many from his restaurant, and the reminiscences from his life, it is the ultimate gift for anyone interested in Italian food.’ Telegraph It’s full of his love of food this is one of my favourite books.’ Kate Winslet ‘This book is nothing short of a masterpiece.’ Nigel Slater ‘“Made in Italy“ is quite simply the perfect book.Buy this and you’ll never want to look at another Italian cookbook again.’ Gordon Ramsay, The Times

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