Giuseppe Bove

Coming Up

Formation comes first in Giuseppe Bove’s work: at Le Streghe hospitality institute and then at Dolce & Salato culinary school, he built the base of a practice shaped by discipline, precision and a sharpened sense of technique. Those early years were about repetition, patience and accumulation, the kind of training that stays visible in how a pizzaiolo reads ingredients, structure and balance. The setting was direct and unvarnished, where dough, timing and fire replaced classroom theory. That experience turned training into routine and made the demands of the trade part of daily practice. Since 2023, Giuseppe Bove has held the role of master pizzaiolo and owner of Il Segreto di Pulcinella. The position marks a move from learning the trade to carrying it, with study and service now joined to a personal point of view.

Where They Are Now

SMOKY ANGUS is one of the clearest examples of Giuseppe Bove’s current work. The name points to a pizza built with intent, and in his kitchen it reads as a disciplined composition rather than a display. It sits inside a body of work defined by concentration, where the result depends on control rather than excess.

Signature

Giuseppe's signature dishes include 'O Cardillo, Asina nobile, Alchimia vegetale, and SMOKY ANGUS. Read together, they show a pizzaiolo working across range without leaving the discipline of the same craft. Each name suggests a different emphasis, but the throughline is consistent: technique used to make the finished pizza feel specific, deliberate and resolved.

In Their Words “I have never stopped studying and selecting the best raw ingredients: everything I learned in the years spent in the kitchen today is translated into pizza.” The statement is plain, and it matches the shape of the work. For Giuseppe Bove, training did not end with school, and kitchen experience did not sit apart from pizza. The practice continues in selection, in attention to ingredients, and in converting what was learned in the kitchen into the finished pie.

Recognition

Giuseppe Bove has received the Best Pizza 2023 Selection (2023).