International television star and Italian Chef, Gino D’Acampo, will be lighting up our Main Stage for the first time ever on Saturday June 13!

Born in Torre del Greco, Naples, in Southern Italy, Gino D’Acampo inherited his grandfather Giovanni’s love and passion for cooking. After studying and learning his culinary skills at the Luigi De Medici catering college, at the age of 18, Gino moved to London, England.

In 2017, Gino went head-to-head with Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix to produce a festive menu for the emergency services. The programme was so successful that the trio reunited for a second series – Gordon, Gino, and Fred’s Ultimate Road Trip, and then a third series which saw them tour across America. The trio have recently been to Greece and Spain respectively filming their fourth and fifth season of the show. Gino’s latest products have been Spaghetti Wars in the USA, and An Italian in Canada for TLN Media Group.

As well as Gino’s television career, he also has 20 cookbooks ranging from family recipes found in ‘Italian Family Adventure’ everything you need to know about Pasta, ‘Gino’s Pasta’ and a masterclass on baking, ‘Italian Home Baking’. In 2020 he also wrote his first children’s cookbook,  Wiskella.’ Gino’s latest book in 2024 was ‘Gino’s Air Fryer Cookbook : Italian Classics Made Easy. This achieved Best Seller status within 1 week of publication and is now a Sunday Times Best Seller.

Gino is also one of the UK’s most successful restaurateurs with his restaurant empire growing by the day. Gino currently has 7 restaurants across the UK, plus, has recently partnered with the global hotel giants to open restaurants both in the UK and overseas, with Malta being the Brand’s first international site, which opened in June 2025, in the 5* ME HOTEL, Mercury Towers. The Brand continues to expand and review opportunities in Canada, Australia, USA and more in 2026.