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\n\nYES! 18 years ago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is when I met Pete Snaith in Florence.
I was \u201cofficially\u201d his instructor in cooking classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real fact is that this amazing guy has a big passion for  this job and with all what turns around food as he was staying  all day at the institute where I was teaching. With the excuse of helping and learning, he was in reality giving us several gifts. He is one of the few persons I have met who deeply understands the reality and the truth of FOOD.
These words may appear a little strange and seem to have the presumption to teach philosophy. Actually what  FOOD does is to teach<\/strong>, to allow people to talk with IT and understand millions of truths behind its production, value, culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what Pete and I feel and  share.<\/em> Some years later, Pete made so  his life long friend Steve \u2013 better known as Stefano \u2013 and I would meet.It happened in Florence again, in the central Piazza della Repubblica, in front of a cappuccino in the 277 years old Gilli Bar. It was July 2012 and I had started my own cooking school three year before.I met also his lovely wife Kathy and other members of the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all decided to go see my brand new school, GiglioCooking. 
At a certain point Stefano asked me: – “Has this name anything to do with the Island of Giglio?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not know how many times my face changed color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreigners usually do not know this little jewel of the Mediterranean and the fact that he was mentioned it appeared to me like a sign. The more we were talking the more the sign became bigger, as he told that Giglio was the part of Italy he new better: his parents went there in honey moon and he has been there several times. Even more: he loves Giglio and he thinks it is one of the most beautiful places on earth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the famous \u201cdrop\u201d that took us to the decision to collaborate: we had the same vision on more than one point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete and Steve: THANK YOU for having come to Italy; THANK YOU for having met me; THANK YOU for the wisdom you put at the service of your knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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