Nino Zoccali is an Italian chef, restaurateur, and the author of Pasta Artigiana. His obsession with the floating city began when, at 21, he visited Venice for the first time. A skilled Italian chef whose restaurants are among the most authentic and highest-rated Italian diners in Australia, Nino is also an olive oil expert. He executive chef and proprietor of The Restaurant Pendolino and La Rosa the Strand.