Carluccios Cafe

Antonio was born in Vietri sul Mare in the province of Salerno. His father was the railway station master and he moved with his family to Castel Nuovo Belbo and then to Borgofranco D'Ivrea, both in Piedmont. Antonio was always the food hunter and learnt his passion for mushrooms from friends of his father in the hills around his home. In 1975 he moved to London and 8 years later made his 1st appearance on BBC2. At the same time was asked to write his 1st book 'An Invitation to Italian Cooking' Subsequently he has written thirteen books, published worldwide.