Franco Palandra

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Franco Palandra

Franco Palandra was born in a small village in southern Italy near Caserta called Camigliano.At age 14 he enrolled at the National Hotellerie Institute of Italy for a five- year program and graduated at age 19.During summer vacations Franco worked in different areas of Italy in restaurants and hotels to learn various Italian regional cuisines.After graduation he traveled and worked in Europe to learn the different cuisines and techniques of other European countries.He worked as an assistant chef in England , where he also learned to speak English.Franco worked in France , Switzerland and in Greece on the island of Rhodes . His travels and experiences give traditional Italian dishes an international character that makes his dishes truly special.His passion to experiment and innovate upon classic Italian recipes landed him employment aboard a cruise ship in the Cunard line, the Caronia.His Italian restaurant on board this luxury liner was such a success that he was appointed head chef of the restaurant.

Franco Palandra

The tastes of Tuscany - learning to cook tasty Italian dishes under the watchful eye of master chef Franco PalandraQuilty pleasures - sampling a rich patchwork of life while visiting a quilting festival in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

A classic Italian cookery course given by Paola Baccetti in Casa Ombuto and Franco Palandra in Torre del Tartufo and a Mediterranean cookery course given by Sylvie Pragoutin Casa Ombuto covering the flavours of not only Italy but also the French, Spanish and Moroccan kitchen.
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Chef Paola Baccetti runs the Italian course in Casa Ombuto & chef Franco Palandra in Torre del Tartufo and chef Laura Giusti runs the Italian Mediterranean cookery course in Casa Ombuto.

Franco Palandra | Laura Giusti
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Franco Palandra

Franco Palandra was born in a small village in southern Italy near Caserta called Camigliano.At age 14 he enrolled at the National Hotellerie Institute of Italy for a five- year program and graduated at age 19.During summer vacations Franco worked in different areas of Italy in restaurants and hotels to learn various Italian regional cuisines.After graduation he traveled and worked in Europe to learn the different cuisines and techniques of other European countries.He worked as an assistant chef in England , where he also learned to speak English.Franco worked in France , Switzerland and in Greece on the island of Rhodes . His travels and experiences give traditional Italian dishes an international character that makes his dishes truly special.His passion to experiment and innovate upon classic Italian recipes landed him employment aboard a cruise ship in the Cunard line, the Caronia.His Italian restaurant on board this luxury liner was such a success that he was appointed head chef of the restaurant.

Franco Palandra was born in a small village in the south of Italy near Caserta called Camigliano.At the age of 14 he enrolled at the National Hotellerie institute of Italy for a five-year course and graduated when he was 19.

During summer vacations, he worked in different areas of Italy in restaurants and hotels learning the different Italian regional cuisine.

After graduation, he decided to travel and work in Europe to learn the cuisine of other European countries and different techniques.He worked in England as an assistant chef and learned a great deal in the kitchen there and also how to speak English!Franco also worked in France, Switzerland and Greece on Rhode and has through his travels and experience given traditional Italian dishes an international character making his dishes truly special.This passion to experiment and innovate classic Italian recipes gave him the opportunity to work on board the Caronia vessel of the Cunard line.His Italian restaurant on board this luxury cruise vessel was a great success and he was appointed head chef of the restaurant.

Franco now lives with his girlfriend (Paola) and his dog in Arezzo, where works as a chef in one of the top restaurant in Arezzo in the medieval old town.