Gennaro Contaldo
Gennaro Contaldo is one of the most respected chefs in London - the personal mentor of Jamie Oliver. Since first tasting Grasmere Gingerbread four years ago, when he met Joanne in Cumbria, he now insists on regular deliveries to his Passione restaurant in London. “A few months after we first met I was thrilled to see Gennaro quoted in the Sunday Telegraph saying that Grasmere Gingerbread was the best in the world - a wonderful fillip for our business,” says Joanne. 

Born on the Amalfi Coast, Gennaro’s Italian spirit and positive nature has made him a TV favourite with appearances on ‘Richard and Judy’, ‘BBC Breakfast’, ‘Saturday Kitchen’, ‘Good Food Live’, ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’, ‘Oliver’s Twist’ and ‘Jimmy’s Farm’. He is also an award-winning cookery writer and Matthew Norman of the Sunday Telegraph said of him: “The man cooks like an angel and no ordinary angel.”

Joanne later visited Gennaro’s Passione restaurant with husband Andrew and Gennaro cooked them a special meal - using mushrooms he had hand-picked picked in Epping Forest that morning. “We’ve developed a fantastic relationship with Gennaro, he genuinely loves Grasmere Gingerbread and is an inspirational figure to us,” adds Joanne. 

Find out more about Gennaro Contaldo and his wonderful restaurant at website www.passione.co.uk

“Grasmere Gingerbread is the best I have ever tasted - delicious dunked in tea and coffee which my twin girls enjoy doing!”

Gennaro Contaldo