Quotes from Gino D'Acampo

A lot of people believe Italian food is tasty because there are a lot of ingredients. But they don't understand that the reason why it's tasty is because there are less ingredients than in any other cuisine.

There is no way on Earth I'm going to get a call from 'Bake Off!' It is a British institution. People sit down to watch it with a cup of tea. The last thing they want is Gino D'Acampo!

I thought, 'This is not going to drag me down, this is going to make me a better man.' So I came out of prison a man with a plan, determined to set up a business importing Italian ingredients.

We don't do spaghetti and Bolognese sauce together in Italy. That is technically wrong because when you lift up the spaghetti the sauce will just run down. The way to do it is to use pasta like fettuccine or tagliatelle so the sauce sticks to it.

I tell everybody that you haven't lived a good life if you haven't made a mistake.

My father always encouraged me to do whatever I wanted, providing I was happy. He wanted me to go to school, but because I never wanted to, it was the only thing we argued about.

I don't care about flowers or chocolates or anything like that, that's not me.

People panic in the kitchen and they don't need to. The first thing to do is to open a nice bottle of wine and relax.

My grandfather was a chef and would make everything himself, including the wine, and had his own huge pizza oven. All the neighbors used to come over and use it to bake their bread.

Italian wines don't have to be expensive to be good. It is absolutely ridiculous that people feel that have to spend a fortune.

One thing we don't have in Italy is the culture of Chinese, Indian, French and Thai food.

If I'm feeling nostalgic, the first thing I do is open a packet of spaghetti, olive oil in a pan, garlic, a little bit of chili, a sprinkle of fresh parsley, and that's it. It reminds me of my mum.

My kids are not allowed to be fussy eaters. The problem with fussy children is their stupid parents. I run a family kitchen and in my house we don't have options. I never had options, why should they?

The secret of making a mistake is not to regret it, or regret it until a certain point, but to learn from it.

I love Manchester. It's a super-cool city and its famous rain is part of the charm.

I was a boy, so I decided to get married and then I will be a man.

I think every lady wishes their husband would cook.

Rushing around my restaurants and doing a lot of walking when I film in Italy and a bit of swimming and running keeps me thin.

If you've ever wondered what it's like to be with me in the pub or a club, just watch 'Celebrity Juice.'

I have wonderful memories of growing up on a farm with chickens running all around in the small southern Italian town of Torre del Greco.

Between my brain and my mouth there should be a filter where common sense kicks in before I deliver a word, but I think when God made me he forgot the filter.

Naples is famous for its handmade ties so I always buy them there.

I always remember my mum and dad arguing a lot and one main reason was lack of money. I realized very young that I always wanted to make money so I'd never have the same arguments like my mum and dad.

When I decide something, I have to do something to make it happen.