Gennaro Contaldo was born in Minori on the Amalfi coast. He came to Britian in the late 60s and worked in several restaurants around the country and London. He then moved to London, where he worked as a chef in a number of restaurants before opening the award-winning Passione. He came to public attention as the chef who inspired Jamie Oliver when they worked together at Antonio Carluccio's Neal Street restaurant. In spring 2011 he co-presented Two Greedy Italians on BBC2 with Antonio Carluccio, and a second series is being broadcast now. Gennaro lives in north-east London with his partner Liz and their nine-year-old twin girls Olivia and Chloe.
