Chef Gianni received his formal training in Ascoli Piceno, Italy although his first teacher was his mother Giovanna in a small village of Comunanza, Italy. Chef Gianni has worked at some top-notch restaurants in Como, Tuscany, London, New York and Boston before settling with his family in the Mount Dora area. Gianni speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish. When Gianni is not working, he enjoys spending time on the beautiful lakes of Lake County, riding his motorcycle, watching Boston sports and traveling.