This website was created by the team behind Ristorante Pizzeria Dell’Ulivo, a family-run kitchen based in Mugnano del Cardinale (Avellino, Italy), with the goal of sharing practical cooking knowledge, tested recipes, and everyday kitchen techniques developed through years of hands-on experience.

While the restaurant remains a physical place where food is served, this website is an editorial project: a space dedicated to teaching, explaining, and simplifying good cooking for home kitchens.

Who Runs This Website

The content on this site is curated and overseen by Antonio Romano, a professional cook and restaurant owner who has worked daily in a commercial kitchen for many years. His experience includes pizza preparation, traditional Italian dishes, ingredient handling, and kitchen workflow.

The editorial and organizational side of the project is supported by Fiorella, who contributes to content planning, recipe testing, and overall site management. Together, they ensure that the information shared here is clear, practical, and grounded in real kitchen experience, not theory alone.

This is not a user-generated platform. All published content is reviewed before publication.

What This Website Is About

This site focuses on:

Italian-inspired recipes adapted for home cooking
Daily kitchen hacks that improve efficiency, flavor, and consistency
Ingredient tips (storage, preparation, substitutions)
Cooking techniques explained in a simple, repeatable way

The goal is not to chase trends, but to share methods that actually work — the kind learned through repetition, mistakes, and refinement in a real kitchen.

Our Editorial Policy

We believe trust comes from transparency and experience.

Our editorial principles:

Recipes and techniques are tested or based on direct kitchen practice
Instructions aim for clarity over complexity
We avoid exaggerated claims, miracle techniques, or misleading shortcuts
Content is updated when methods improve or better explanations are available

We do not publish sponsored recipes or paid endorsements that influence instructional content. If partnerships or promotions appear in the future, they will be clearly disclosed.

Who This Content Is For

This website is designed for:

Home cooks who want reliable, practical results
Beginners looking to build confidence in the kitchen
Food enthusiasts interested in authentic Italian techniques
Anyone who wants to cook better without unnecessary tools or jargon

You do not need professional training to follow our content. If a technique requires experience or special equipment, we explain it clearly or offer alternatives.

Our Approach to Cooking

Good cooking is not about perfection — it’s about:

Understanding ingredients
Respecting time and temperature
Using simple techniques well

Everything shared on this site reflects that philosophy.

For more than a decade, my work has focused on testing food storage, kitchen tools, and household practices under real conditions — observing what holds up over time and what quietly fails. That approach grew from years spent in editorial testing environments, where methods are repeated, results are compared, and explanations matter more than quick fixes.

This blog exists as a place to continue that work independently, with the freedom to explore small but persistent kitchen problems that affect daily life.

Transparency and Contact

This is an independent publication.
There is no sponsored content and no paid product placement.

Corrections, clarifications, and reader questions are welcome.

📧 Contact: antonio@ristorantepizzeriadellulivo.it

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ristorante_pizzeria_dell_ulivo

👉 Find us here:
📍 Ristorante Pizzeria Dell’Ulivo
Via dell’Uguaglianza, 9 – 83027 Mugnano del Cardinale (AV), Italy
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