Gennaro’s Verdura

＂ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST-LOVED CHEFS: Acclaimed Italian celebrity chef Gennaro Contaldo regularly appears in Jamie Oliver’s TV show ＂Jamie Cooks Italy,＂ PBS’s ＂Two Greedy Italians＂ and, most recently, Stanley Tucci’s ＂Searching for Italy.＂ He has his own YouTube food channel, and is a chef ambassador for Citalia, Parmigiano Reggiano and Birra Moretti.STUNNING- PHOTOGRAPHY: Celebrated photographer David Loftus captures beautiful food and location VEGETARIAN-FRIENDLY CUISINE: Centering the vegetable in traditional Italian dishes, yet not 100% vegetarian. Verdure contains recipes to help cut back meat consumption by offering vegetarian substitutions. GLOBAL CAMPAIGN: A collection of recipes that champion a sustainable, eco-conscious diet. Discover a culinary journey that raises awareness about the environmental impact of the food industry while nourishing both body and planet. ＂--

Gennaro Contaldo is the legendary chef and restaurateur who taught Jamie Oliver all he knows about Italian cooking. Gennaro first started helping in restaurant kitchens on the Amalfi Coast at the age of eight, later becoming one of London’s most celebrated chefs. He is a TV favorite, appearing in Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Jamie Cooks Italy, and starring in PBS’s Two Greedy Italians. These days he divides his time between cookbook publications, magazine articles, and teaching masterclasses at Jamie Oliver’s cooking school.

Award-winning, influential and internationally acclaimed, David Loftus’ photographs for the books of Jamie Oliver, Rachel Khoo, Gennaro Contaldo, Elizabeth David and April Bloomfield have brought food to life for millions of people. For over 20 years, David has photographed over 100 books including all but one of Jamie Oliver’s international best-sellers. He has also directed television commercials including one of the most successful food ads of all time, for UK supermarket Sainsbury’s. He works with a range of advertising clients such as American Express, Dove, Fortnum & Mason, Nespresso, Pizza Express and Philips, to name a few.