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Chef Mario Traina

Chef Mario Traina in the kitchen with an apron on.
Mario Traina is a Sicilian chef, gastronome, and educator based in Catania. A graduate and ambassador of the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo (founded by Slow Food’s Carlo Petrini), he is the founder of the Comunità Educativa Gastronomica Etnea, Sicily’s first educational gastronomic community. He works as a private chef across the island, cooking for travelers with a zero-waste philosophy rooted in local ingredients and Sicilian tradition. Website: chefmariotraina.com | Instagram: @chefmariotraina
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Human Zero Waste: How a Sicilian Kitchen Became a Classroom

In Catania, a chef is using the kitchen to teach young people about food, community, and possibility.

May 5, 2026