Meet Giovanna

Italian American Creator • Bologna, Italy

Giovanna Gatto is an Italian American creator living in Bologna, in the heart of Emilia-Romagna. Her content explores Italian food, regional traditions and everyday life through the perspective of someone who grew up Italian American and now calls Italy home.

From regional dishes and ingredient traditions to grocery shopping, cooking and food-focused travel, Giovanna shares the stories behind how people eat in Italy—making Italian food culture approachable, personal and rich with context.

GIOVANNA'S KITCHEN

Italian Food Culture • Regional Foods • Ingredients • Cooking • Life in Italy

From her home base in Bologna, Giovanna explores Italian food as it is actually cooked, shopped for and enjoyed in Italy. Her content brings together regional specialties, ingredient discoveries, everyday grocery culture, cooking and the traditions that connect food to place.

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Explore Italian food, ingredients, regional traditions and everyday life in Italy through Giovanna's videos.

Tomato & Shrimp: Better Than Takeout

Giovanna prepares a simple tomato and shrimp dish with fresh ingredients and Mediterranean flavors, showing how an easy combination can become a flavorful everyday meal.

GIOVANNA'S CREATOR PANTRY

A selection of Italian ingredients chosen by Giovanna from the Olio&Olive pantry.

ABOUT GIOVANNA

Giovanna Gatto is an Italian American creator living in Bologna, Italy. Growing up Italian American, food has always been one of the main ways she connects with Italian culture.

Now living in Emilia-Romagna, Giovanna explores that connection from within Italy — from regional dishes and ingredient traditions to grocery shopping, cooking and the stories behind how people eat.

Through short- and long-form storytelling, she brings curiosity and personality to Italian food and everyday life, making Italy feel approachable while giving her audience the context behind the foods, places and traditions she discovers.

Based in: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Italian roots: Italian American
Specialties: Italian food culture, regional foods, ingredients, cooking, grocery culture & food-focused travel

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