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<div class="py-[3px] whitespace-pre-wrap u-break-words">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&#8217;s Carlo Petrini), he is the founder of the Comunità Educativa Gastronomica Etnea, Sicily&#8217;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.</div>
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<div class="py-[3px] whitespace-pre-wrap u-break-words">Website: <a title="https://chefmariotraina.com" href="https://chefmariotraina.com/">chefmariotraina.com</a> | Instagram: @chefmariotraina</div>
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Chef Mario Traina in the kitchen with an apron on.

Chef Mario Traina

A traditional bowl of Sicilian tenerumi soup with pasta.

Recipes

The Taste of a Sicilian Summer with Chef Mario Traina’s Tenerumi Soup

<p>Chef Jackie Bakula fell in love with Italy in her late 20s, but she has been honing her cooking talents since a young age in Italian cuisine and culture. Jackie has cooked for some of the top chefs in the country, and in doing so, has realized her own perspective on food. She has studied in Italy and cooked with top chefs at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy. The SlowFood Movement is a huge part of what Jackie believes in and practices as a chef. To this day, one of the greatest compliments she has gotten throughout her career was cooking the best pizza dough the judges had ever had on her winning episode of Food Network’s Chopped!</p>
<p>Follow Jackie on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/chef_jackieb/3227409967975704900/"><u>Instagram </u></a>and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@chefjackieb"><u>TikTok</u></a></p>
<p>Learn more about Jackie as a Culinary Producer, Food Stylist, Recipe Developer, On Air Talent, and Chef at her <a href="https://www.chefjackieb.com/"><u>website.</u></a></p>
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The Taste of a Sicilian Summer with Chef Mario Traina’s Tenerumi Soup

Honeynut Squash Lasagna from Our New Contributor, Chef Jackie Bakula