Chef and Hackney Gelato co-founder Enrico Pavoncelli grew up in Veneto, Italy. He trained as a pizza chef before moving to London, where he worked at the Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli. He co-founded Hackney Gelato with fellow chef Sam Newman in 2015. As master gelatiere, he runs the kitchen, creates new recipes, and makes sure every batch of Hackney Gelato is up to scratch.
The best advice I ever got
Always do what you love to do.
My life motto
Love the life you live, live the life you love.
I am currently reading
High-Rise by JG Ballard
My most played music track
Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
If I didn’t do my current job I would be
In a parallel world I would be a vet specialising in dogs.
Skill I don’t currently possess but would like to have
Speed-reading.
My favourite kind of exercise
Rowing machine.
I relax while
I’m cooking.
I collect
I have a nice collection of kitchen knives.
My essential newspaper/magazine
I have every single copy of La Cucina Italiana.
My desert-island wine
Coleterenzio's Gewurztraminer Lafoa’ 2018.
I have learnt a lot from
My wife Elisabetta.
My last meal and sip will be
A dry-aged ribeye with potatoes, wood grilled on the bbq and a glass of mature Cannonau.
