RIP Antonio Carluccio | 19th April 1937 - 8th November 2017 ─ Gennaro Contaldo

I am so so sad at the loss of my dear friend Antonio. Over the years, we had good times, bad times, we cried, we laughed, we argued, we joked. I remember when I first met him at The Neal Street Restaurant in the 1980's when I used to bring him his beloved wild mushrooms. I then worked for him and the rest is history. So much fun, years later, working together on The Two Greedy Italians series and all the live shows and demos. One thing for sure, together with Jamie Oliver I will miss him so much - our chats, our arguments and banter. He was like my big brother. RIP Antonio. Although you're gone, you will be forever in my heart and I will feel your presence in everything I do