Ciao, I’m Danilo Cortellini

I’m a chef consultant turned content creator who loves to write recipes and host events as much as I love pasta.

You might have seen me on 2015’s BBC2 MasterChef: The Professionals, fighting my way to the top and ranking as one of the finalists, or on more recent appearances on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen bringing charming Italian recipes to the British public. But this is just a small part of what I do…

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My Food

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At the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020, like most of us, I moved a large part of my activities online, finding a new and exciting passion in creating content. Today, I share my love for Italian recipes with over 400,000 people every day across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook.

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  • "Danilo is a fabulous chef, very clever cookery"

    Marcus Wareing
    Michelin-starred chef and owner of London restaurant Marcus Belgravia and Masterchef: The Professionals judge.

  • "Danilo is pushing the boundaries with his Italian cooking!"

    Monica Galleti
    Chef / Owner of Mere Restaurant / Masterchef Professionals Judge

  • "Danilo is a talented chef, with a great respect for ingredients, who truly understands Italian flavours"

    Francesco Mazzei

  • "Utter perfection!"

    William Sitwell

  • "He might have invented something new and wonderful"

    Charles Campion

Consultancy

From recipe development to event planning, brand development and live demos, I use my twenty years in hospitality to guide food brands and hospitality businesses with their products and services.

Find out more in About Me, Services and Events.