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David Rocco

Celebrity Chef and Host of David Rocco's Dolce Vita

Celebrity chef David Rocco has brought his passion for food and healthy cooking to millions of kitchens. As the Executive Producer, Producer, Writer and Host of the Food Network's David Rocco's Dolce Vita, Rocco's love of Italian food and culture, and his lust for life are evident in his hit television show. Rocco is the author of two cookbooks, David Rocco's Dolce Vita, and Avventura. Rocco has partnered with various organizations including The Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Ontario Government to help promote healthy eating and lifestyles.

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Celebrity chef David Rocco has brought his passion for food and healthy cooking to millions of kitchens. As the Executive Producer, Writer and Host of the Food Network’s David Rocco’s Dolce Vita, Rocco’s love of Italian food and culture and his lust for life are evident, while his latest cookbook Made in Italy continues his work pairing style with brilliant Italian recipes.

While David Rocco’s Dolce Vita is broadcast from coast to coast on Food Network Canada, David is also seen on TLN, and in French in Quebec via TVA, and is syndicated in over 120 countries worldwide. Dolce Vita will be airing nationally in the U.S. on the Food Network's new Cooking Channel. Prior to Dolce Vita, Rocco co-created the cooking/travelogue television series, Avventura, with his wife, Nina Rocco. Still in syndication in over 40 countries, this show was a 26-episode series filmed in Italy, which helped to establish and promote Rocco’s extraordinary culinary talents.

The latest season of Dolce Vita finds Rocco and his family living in a farmhouse in the Chianti area of Tuscany. Following his mantra of healthy, seasonal, simple Rocco makes delicious rustic Italian dishes using no fancy equipment or techniques that will inspire any home cook.

Rocco is the author of three cookbooks - Made in Italy, David Rocco’s Dolce Vita and Avventura - and he has also released the soundtrack to the Dolce Vita television series through Universal Music. In addition to his amazing culinary abilities, Rocco’s personal style is renowned, and he was named as one of Canada’s top ten style makers by Flare magazine in 2006.

Rocco’s passion for healthy cooking has led him to partner with several groups to promote the value of home cooking. In 2008, he created a series of 12 videos for The Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation’s website. Rocco has also partnered with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to inspire teenagers to cook as part of the Ontario government’s new legislation to encourage healthy eating.

Celebrity chef David Rocco has brought his passion for food and healthy cooking to millions of kitchens. As the Executive Producer, Writer and Host of the Food Network’s David Rocco’s Dolce Vita, Rocco’s love of Italian food and culture and his lust for life are evident, while his latest cookbook Made in Italy continues his work pairing high style with brilliant Italian recipes.

While David Rocco’s Dolce Vita is broadcast from coast to coast on Food Network Canada, David is also seen on TLN, and in French in Quebec via TVA, and is syndicated in over 120 countries worldwide. Dolce Vita will be airing nationally in the U.S. on the Food Network's new Cooking Channel. Prior to Dolce Vita, Rocco co-created the cooking/travelogue television series, Avventura, with his wife, Nina Rocco. Still in syndication in over 40 countries, this show was a 26-episode series filmed in Italy, which helped to establish and promote Rocco’s extraordinary culinary talents.

Rocco is the author of three cookbooks - Made in Italy, David Rocco’s Dolce Vita and Avventura - and he has also released the soundtrack to the Dolce Vita television series through Universal Music. In addition to his amazing culinary abilities, Rocco’s personal style is renowned, and he was named as one of Canada’s top ten style makers by Flare magazine in 2006.

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October 2011
Made in Italy
Lush, gorgeous and completely engaging, Made in Italy takes up where Dolce Vita left off, giving us a full-on appreciation of all things Italian. Food and style go hand in hand in David Rocco's world, be it in his television series or his cookbooks, and Made in Italy is no exception. Gorgeous location photography puts the reader right into the scene, offering atmosphere to die for. Over two hundred extraordinary recipes, offering simple, delicious fare from all over Italy, make this cookbook utterly desirable for any food lover and cook. For the armchair traveller and pleasure-seeking gourmand, Made in Italy is a trip worth taking.
November 2008
David Rocco's Dolce Vita
After three seasons of the popular television series David Rocco's Dolce Vita, its eponymous host David Rocco has become one of Canada's most popular celebrity cooks. Eagerly anticipated, this book is full of everything that makes the TV show such a favourite: beautiful food photography and locales, and, of course, David's sense of la dolce vita, the sweet life. His cookbook is all about taking a relaxed, enjoyable approach to the everyday, and the foundation of this lifestyle is simple, elegant food. From antipasti to mains to desserts to brilliant and delicious uses for leftovers, David Rocco shows you how to bring la dolce vita into your life.
November 2000
Avventura: Culinary Adventures in Italy