Gennaro

Beautiful, classic recipes made with passion, by the man who taught me everything I know about Italian cooking - Jamie Oliver

Book we Love - just like mama used to make - Waitrose Kitchen magazine, March 2015

Gennaro: Slow Cook Italian will fill your home with the aromatic flavours of Italy - Aldo Zilli, March 2015

For those who love a little Italian in their lives, Gennaro Contaldo's Slow Cook Italian does exactly what it says on the tin Metro (UK), March 2015

The godfather of Italian cuisine - Food & Travel magazine, February 2015

Slow Cooking is one of Gennaro s favourite ways to cook: it is simple, stress-free and allows you to get on with other things safe in the knowledge that slowly, slowly the stove-top or oven is doing its job. Stews and sauces bubble on the hob, a roast cooks in the oven with herbs gently infusing the meat, breads and cakes bake, all filling the house with mouth-watering smells and creating that special warmth which nothing else can.

A classic Italian cookbook and kitchen essential, Gennaro: Slow Cook Italian brings together more than 100 recipes for rich soups and stews, slow-cooked pasta sauces, braised meats, tender roasts, soft breads and sticky desserts and sweets. Unfussy, effortless and often inexpensive, the gutsy and sumptuous dishes are mostly quick to prepare, and let the oven or slow-cooker do the work so that you don t have to.

Buon appetito!

Gennaro Contaldo was born in Minori in Amalfi. He came to Britain in the late 1960s and worked in several restaurants, where he eventually opened the award-winning Passione, in London. He is the chef who inspired Jamie Oliver when they worked together at Antonio Carluccio s Neal Street restaurant. Gennaro co-presents Two Greedy Italians on BBC2 with Antonio Carluccio.