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Gió Renzo Fioraso (born in July 1988 Valdagno Italy) is an Italian  Chef,    Writer and Sommelier.

Biography Gió Renzo Fioraso started his career path in the food industry relatively late, born and raised in Valdagno, Vicenza, at 19 years old he decided to leave his hometown and move to London, here he found his first job in the kitchen of the Italian restaurant 'La Collina' located in Primrose Hill London.

He take inspiration by great masters of the kitchen, in particular Gualtiero Marchesi, Massimo Bottura, Ferran Adrià, Carlo Cracco, Alain Ducasse and Massimiliano Alajmo.

After obtaining his first diploma in french cuisine at Le Cordon bleu London, he decided that he wanted to learn more about his heritage food, the traditional Italian cuisine, that's when he went to Milan, met the chef Gualtiero Marchesi and attends his chef's academy. It was here in Milan, with chef Gualtiero Marchesi  where he learned and developed the techniques of the "Italian Nouvelle Cuisine". He also attended a course at the Basque Culinary Center  in San Sebastian Spain, where he learned cooking and plating techniques, explained by chef Enrique Fleischmann

After working and gaining experiences at the best restaurants in uk, some of them with three Michelin Star, today he work as private chef, food writer and sommelier for his own clientele and he own a catering company. He is a proud member of the "Slow Food Organization" and he is one of the 73 members of their Chef Alliance Community in Uk.

He has designed and plated delectable courses for football players, television stars, musicians, film actors, the British Prime Minister, and members of the Royal Family.

He organizes private parties and events all over Uk and Europe, he focus mostly in Traditional Venetian Cuisine and the importance of using organic and local produced ingredients, in order to support small business and all the products that are listed on the slow food ark of taste.