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The quote says that Italian cooking works best when it stays straightforward. It suggests that people often make it harder than it needs to be by adding too many layers or techniques. The main point is that simplicity is part of what makes Italian food appealing.
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Originally said in English.
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About Gino D'Acampo
Italian celebrity chef, television personality and writer
Gennaro Sheffield “Gino” D’Acampo is an Italian celebrity chef, television personality and writer based in the United Kingdom. He came to wider public attention in 2009, when he won the ninth series of ITV’s reality show I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. Since then, he has been a regular chef on ITV’s This Morning and has presented a number of food and travel programmes, including There’s No Taste Like Home and Gino’s Italian Escape. His work centres on cooking, food culture and travel, brought to a broad television audience through a mix of studio segments and location-based series.
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