Gino D'Acampo bans British staple from Christmas dinner as 'no one likes it'
Gino D'Acampo has banned one staple item from his dinner table this Christmas.
The TV chef has revealed traditions go out the window at his home during the festive season. Splitting time between his sprawling Hertfordshire home and Sardinia, Gino normally spends Christmas in Italy.
Enjoying the festivities with wife Jessica and their three children Luciano, 21, Rocco, 18, and Mia, nine, Gino insisted Christmas is one of his "favourite" times of the year, despite ripping up the rule book. "Everyone is in charge of one dish that makes up the whole Christmas meal – so no pressure," he's revealed.
Gino D’acampo's dinner is very different at Christmas (Betty Productions/ITV)The 47-year-old foodie obviously puts on a spread for his loved ones during December, but one iconic Christmas addition won't be seen anywhere near his home. Banning a turkey from his table, Gino told Best Magazine: "Nobody likes it. Christmas is the best day of the year and you do the s***test meal of the year."
But what does Gino cook up instead? "The last couple of years, we've had fresh fish and seafood around Christmas time – which I know may be strange to some. In our house, we call it Fishmas," he admitted, revealing his favourite dishes include grilled lobsters with lemon and extra virgin olive oil and spicy Brussels sprouts.
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But the struck-off turkey isn't the only Christmas change in Gino's house, as he added: "We actually celebrate Christmas on the 24th, then wait for midnight when Santa Claus brings presents for under the tree to open the next morning. We're not a family of early birds, but when my daughter Mia wakes up on Christmas morning, the whole family has to wake up and head downstairs to open presents – she's too excited to wait!"
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Gino is likely looking forward to the festive break this year as he recovers after being involved in a horror crash during filming for a new ITV show. It was only this week he was spotted returning to work, three weeks after the shocking ordeal.
He looked in good spirits as he greeted customers at his central London restaurant, Luciano by Gino D'Acampo. It is the first sighting of Gino since the crash, which occurred on October 18 in Vienna while he had been shooting his new travel show Emission Impossible.
He didn't have any visible injuries on his return to work, putting on an energetic display as he laughed and took selfies with fans, while dressed in his signature chef uniform. In pictures obtained by MailOnline, Italian star Gino was seen in a monogrammed black chef's jacket, which he matched with a pair of black trousers. Photos showed him to be shaking hands and speaking with customers – as well as sharing a laugh with one diner.
Production on his new TV show, which Gino has since described it as 'the worst shoot of my life,' came to a halt over an accident involving a toboggan and three other people. He has since condemned ITV for allegedly not checking up on him following the collision, despite having worked with the network for over two decades.
In the extreme shoot, Gino slid down a '200ft slide on a toboggan' and 'clutching a cocktail glass' while filming a piece to camera. Things took a turn for the worst, however, when "a mother and her two kids came hurtling down at 30mph and crashed" into the Italian cook. "'There was blood everywhere and one of the boys had blood pouring from his mouth," the insider claimed. An ambulance was called for the children while Gino was treated onsite, before the broadcaster confirmed it had offered counselling and support to those affected.
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