Chef Giovanni Gaudio is the Executive Chef and owner of BOCCONATO Culinary Excursions located in Northern California- a culinary company dedicated to creating epicurean experiences through food events, education and travel to Italy. Borne into a large Italian family and the grandson of Italian immigrants, Chef Giovanni has been in the food and wine industry, in one capacity or another, throughout most of his life. This includes owning BOCCONATO Trattoria, a Northern Italian restaurant; teaching both food and wine classes; conducting epicurean tours to Northern Italy; and developing recipes and...