Gennaro Contaldo

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Gennaro Contaldo co-owned and was executive chef of the now-closed Passione restaurant, in Charlotte Street, London, UK. Contaldo is also famous for his association with his protégé, Jamie Oliver, whom he first mentored at Neal Street Restaurant in the 1990s. The two chefs have since maintained a close friendship and professional relationship. Oliver even once put up a reward for information when Contaldo's restaurant, Passione, was burgled in 2003. Contaldo has appeared on many of Oliver's television shows, such as The Naked Chef.