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Podcast: Conversation with a chef
Episode: #222 Valentino Mela & Nina Perc | Sardo Sorrento
Description: I drove to Sorrento on a sunny autumn day just as owners Nika, Stefano and Valentino were moving things from their original venue, Bardo a few doors down to their recently opened Sardo. I immediately felt like one of the family as Nika made me espresso and I sat down to chat with her and Valentino. Sardo is the nickname given to people from Sardinia, the same way we might call an Australian an Aussie. Valentino Mela is originally from Sardinia and grew up cooking with his grandmother and mother. The food he and Nika Perc cook is inspired by...