The heart behind That’s Amore!

Meet Gloria

Inspired by family, home-grown ingredients and the Italian joy of sharing food.

From Chions, with love

A childhood shaped by food and family

Gloria grew up in Chions, a town in north-eastern Italy around 70 kilometres from Venice. Food was part of everyday family life, not just something saved for special occasions.

The family garden provided fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs. Her mother made homemade jams from seasonal produce, while her father kept beehives and produced honey. These were the ingredients, aromas and rituals that surrounded Gloria as she grew up.

Those memories are at the heart of That’s Amore! — a place to share the pleasure of making Italian food with your own hands, using traditional methods and good ingredients.

“The best part of cooking is bringing people together.”

Our classes are welcoming to beginners and anyone who loves Italian food. Come on your own, with a friend or as a gift for someone special.

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A little piece of home

Before That’s Amore! was a cooking experience, there was a childhood full of gardens, seasonal fruit and homemade food.

Chapter 1

The garden was part of everyday life

Some of Gloria’s earliest memories are outdoors, surrounded by flowers, trees and the changing seasons. Growing up in Chions, near Venice, the garden was a place to play, explore and discover where food comes from.

A childhood photograph among bright red poppies.
A quiet moment surrounded by flowers and greenery.
Another childhood memory among the garden flowers.
Chapter 2

From the tree to the kitchen

Peaches and cherries were part of the rhythm of summer. Fresh fruit was picked when it was ready, enjoyed at home and turned into something to keep for later.

Sun-ripened peaches, still growing on the branch.
Peaches from the tree
Branches full of peaches ready for picking.
A summer harvest
A bowl of freshly gathered cherries.
Cherries for the table
Cherries ripening in the summer sunlight.
Under the cherry tree
Chapter 3

Making the most of every season

The garden was full of more than fruit. Flowers, vegetables and herbs were all part of family life. Good cooking began with appreciating what was growing nearby.

The flowers and plants that make a garden feel like home.
Flowers in bloom
Chapter 4

Recipes worth keeping

In the family kitchen, fruit was cooked slowly and made into jars of homemade preserves. Those everyday rituals are part of the inspiration behind Gloria’s love of food and sharing it with others.

A large pan of fruit cooking into preserves.
Fruit simmering
The finished preserves, ready to share.
Homemade jars

Today, Gloria brings that same love of ingredients, tradition and sharing food to her small-group Italian cooking experiences in Loughton.

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