Gennaro Contaldo Bio | Wiki
Gennaro Contaldo is a renowned Italian chef with an Italian cuisine cooking style. He is known for his association with his British protégé, Jamie Oliver. He appears on BBC Two television series Two Greedy Italians with fellow Italian chef Antonio Carluccio. Additionally, he is the brand ambassador for the luxury Italian holiday specialist Citalia.
Gennaro Contaldo Age
He was born on January 20, 1949, in Minori, Campania, Italy. Contaldo is 74 years old and celebrates his birthday on January 20 every year.
Gennaro Contaldo Height
He is a man of below-average stature. Contaldo stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx 1.68 m).
Gennaro Contaldo Family
He was born to his loving parents in Minori, Campania, Italy. Contaldo holds Italian nationality. His passion for food developed as he went hunting with his father and grandfather, and collected herbs for his mother. When he was eight years old, he began working at local restaurants. He grew up along with Adriana Contaldo.
Gennaro Contaldo Wife
He got married in 1974 and had three children along with his wife. Contaldo later had two more children with his current partner. He maintains a low profile when it comes to his personal life.
Gennaro Contaldo Education
Despite being a famous chef, Contaldo has kept his educational details away from the public. Further, he began working in local restaurants at the age of eight.
Gennaro Contaldo YouTube
On March 10, 2010, he launched his YouTube channel and uses his account to upload his recipes and delicious food. Some of his videos include drinks tube, pasta, meat, vegetarian, favorites, and best of Gennaro among others. His account has more than 626 thousand subscribers in 171 videos with more than 38 Million views.
Gennaro Contaldo Recipes
He has shared several recipes with his followers. Some of his best recipes include:
- Focaccia with Garlic and Rosemary
- Chicken with cheese prosciutto and roasted courgettes
- Warm chocolate and amaretto pudding
- Easter lamb with peas
- Slow cooker bolognese
- Zeppole festive doughnuts
- Chicken cacciatore
- Steak Florentine
- Meat ravioli
- Chicken breasts with lemon and saffron
- Walnut-coated pork loin, herby chips, and salad.
Gennaro Contaldo Cookbook
Contaldo has authored several cookbooks, they include:
- Passione in 2003
- Two Greedy Italians in 2012
- Gennaro’s Pasta Perfecto! in 2019
- Gennaro’s Limoni in 2021
- Let’s Cook Italian in 2012
- Gennaro’s Italian Home Cooking in 2008
- Gennaro’s Fast Cook Italian in 2018
- Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy in 2012
- Gennaro’s Cucina Rustica in 2023
Gennaro Contaldo Chef
He left Italy in 1969 for England where he worked in the kitchen at Barnet General Hospital. He moved to England due to the availability of game and fungi, both important components of Amalfitan cuisine. Moreover, he worked for popular London restaurants in St John’s Wood, and at Antonio Carluccio’s Neal Street Restaurant in London’s Covent Garden.
In 1999, he opened the Passione restaurant, in Charlotte Street, London. The restaurant was awarded ‘Best Italian Restaurant 2005’ by the Tio Pepe Restaurant Awards. However, the restaurant was closed in March 2009 due to decreased business as a result of the late-2000s recession. Further, he has appeared on many of Oliver’s television shows, such as The Naked Chef.
Contaldo had a comic appearance as one of Oliver’s sous-chefs on Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Also, he toured the Italian regions alongside Antonio Carluccio in a four-part series for the BBC, “The Two Greedy Italians” in 2011. He appeared on BBC1’s Saturday morning show Saturday Kitchen setting 16.36 seconds for making a three-egg omelet. Additionally, he has over 36 million views and he has 600,000 subscribers on his YouTube account.
Gennaro Contaldo Net Worth
He has gathered a decent fortune working for over 30 years as a professional Italian chef with an Italian cuisine cooking style. Contaldo’s net worth is $32 Million.
Who Is Gennaro Contaldo
Contaldo is a renowned Italian chef with an Italian cuisine cooking style. He is known for his association with his British protégé, Jamie Oliver. He appears on BBC Two television series Two Greedy Italians with fellow Italian chef Antonio Carluccio. Additionally, he is the brand ambassador for the luxury Italian holiday specialist Citalia.
How Old Is Gennaro Contaldo
Contaldo is 74 years old born on January 20, 1949, in Minori, Campania, Italy.
Is Gennaro Contaldo Married
He got married in 1974 and had three children along with his wife. Contaldo later had two more children with his current partner. He maintains a low profile when it comes to his personal life.