I love this quote: so much truth in so few words!

As a young boy, after school, I would join my parents in their restaurant at the busiest time of day. My mother used to call me into the kitchen to help out, and only after all the customers were served would we all sit and eat together. I still remember how difficult it was to see all thos wonderful delicious dishes leaving the kitchen and having to wait until the last customer had been served! I admit that sometimes I would be given a taste while the dishes were bing prepared, sometimes enjoying that little bit extra that was left over in the pan.  If you had been in my place you would have done the same!

I was in change of the fryer, this is how my journey in the kitchen started, amongst countless burns and my tee-shirt always smelling of fried food when I finished my shift.

There was always the presence of the hand of my paternal grandmother (who needed three Michelin stars when she was around!). She is really an artist in the kitchen, serving her dishes from Puglia, "lightly seasoned" she would always say, while after the meal, at the bottom of the bowl there was enough oil left to fill a bottle. But what flavours and perfumes, guys! Even today, when she cooks, the deliciousness can not be mistaken and is always a guaranteed. I can proudly say that my culinary roots stem from two women: my mother and my grandmother, who inspired my  love for cooking through their passion!

With the passage of time things can always change, and in fact I decided to take the charming street of barbecue, a world with a cooking style all its own, informal and geared to creating a warm atmosphere, full of jovial spirit amongst those involved.

Cooking with the barbecue gives me a sense of freedom that most people dream and yearn every day. Often I hear you ask: "Why don’t  you open your own restaurant?". The most honest answer I usually give is that I love to tour the country and meet new people, I love being in contact with the public and it is not in my nature to stay in one place enclosed with  the walls of a kitchen. I would not feel at ease. For now, I'm happy; in the future we will see what events lead me to.