Biography

Born in Torre del Greco, Naples, in Southern Italy, Gino D’Acampo inherited his grandfather  Giovanni’s love and passion for cooking. After studying and learning his culinary skills at the Luigi De Medici catering college, at the age of 18, Gino moved to London, England.

Gino started his television career at the age of 24, giving him over 25 years of experience presenting and participating in many prime-time TV shows. Gino also has two prime-time television shows in his home country for Discovery Italia. With cheeky wit and exceptional talent in the kitchen, Gino regularly appears on ITV’s This Morning, as well as having his own show, Gino’s Italy, where for the past 12 years, he’s been traveling around Italy in search of authentic Italian recipes. 

In 2017, Gino went head-to-head with Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix to produce a festive menu  for the emergency services. The programme was so successful that the trio reunited for a second series – Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Ultimate Road Trip, and then a third series which saw them tour across America. The trio have recently been to Greece and Spain respectively filming their fourth and fifth season of the show. The show has since been acquired by Netflix UKI. 

As well as Gino’s television career, he also has 20 cookbooks ranging from family recipes found in  ‘Italian Family Adventure’ everything you need to know about Pasta, ‘Gino’s Pasta’ and a masterclass on baking, ‘Italian Home Baking’. In 2020 he also wrote his first children’s cookbook,  Wiskella.’ Gino’s latest book in 2024 was ‘Gino’s Air Fryer Cookbook : Italian Classics Made Easy. This achieved Best Seller status within 1 week of publication and is now a Sunday Times Best Seller. 

In 2003, Gino’s early love for food found him starting and co-owning Bontà Italia – now one of the  UK’s leading importers and distributors of authentic Italian ingredients, supplying foodservice,  restaurant groups, supermarkets, and manufacturers. Gino also set up Gino Pizza Ovens, providing an exciting range of Ovens and Accessories to retailers, wholesalers and online customers globally,  to give you the perfect tool to make authentic pizza at home. 

More recently, Gino has taken over as presenter on the much-loved hit ITV show Family Fortunes  and established himself as a prime-time television presenter. Gino has also stepped into the movie world with his cameo role in Walt Disney’s ‘Luca’.

Gino also has a new ITV prime time show out with Fred Sirieix. The duo visits Austria, whose capital was ranked as the greenest city in the world in 2020, however is suffering from melting glaciers, and the Croatian islands, which are at risk of rising sea levels, all the while tracking down sustainable produce and immersing themselves in environmentally friendly lifestyles, that we could all learn from. 

In 2021, Gino stepped into the retail world when he partnered with ASDA. There are now over 50 products in the range, from Cookware, Homeware, Dining ware, Glassware and Appliances. The  range continues to grow year on year.  

Gino is also one of the UK’s most successful restaurateurs with his restaurant empire growing by the day. Gino currently has 7 restaurants across the UK, plus, has recently partnered with the global hotel giants to open restaurants both in the UK and overseas, with Malta being the next international site to open in June 2025, in the 5* ME HOTEL, Mercury Towers.