Peppe Zullo

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Peppe Zullo in Orsara di Puglia where he grows a lot of his own produce. He has a particular interest in the cultivation of ancient varieties

Angelo Zarbo

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Angelo Zarbo in Perugia. Originally from Sicily, he remains in love with the sea and fish, no matter where he works

Pietro Zito

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Pietro Zito of Antichi Sapori in Montegrosso near Andria: “Il mio supermercato é la compagna. The countryside is my supermarket.”

Michele Valotti

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Michele Valotti of Trattoria La Madia in Brione, Lombardy who loves bright colours. “Why does everyone buy grey things? I’ve never seen a field of grey flowers.”

Michele Lombella

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Michele Lombella, a Bitto Storico cheese maker who spends the summer up in the pastures with his cows and goats in the Valle del Bitto

Davide Fasolini

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Davide Fasolini of Dirupi Winery in Lombardy’s Valtellina among his vines. “Nature teaches you that you have to do things at the right time, otherwise everything becomes much more difficult.”

Gamberoni

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A catch of gamberoni in the Ionian Sea off Gallipoli

Orvieto

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Service with style in Orvieto, known worldwide for the Orvieto Classico wine, but home to considerably more

Fernando Aldighieri

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Fernando Aldighieri at Locanda delle Grazie with a smile as big as his sheet of pasta

Paolo Reina

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Paolo Reina of Antica Trattoria del Gallo in Gaggiano who spent three years working with a salami maker to create …