Widely regarded as an Australian food industry icon, Pino Tomini Foresti was born into the seventh generation of a butchery family in Terranova, Calabria in the south of Italy. By the time he was 8, he already possessed skills that would make most butchers these days blush.

Moving to Australia at 16 and undertaking an apprenticeship to learn about the Australian industry, he opened his business, Pino’s Dolce Vita, over thirty years ago and hasn’t looked back. Bringing traditional, age-old techniques to prime Australian produce, and sharing the amazing results with his loyal customers, he produces specialty smallgoods for some of Sydney’s best restaurants and counts some of Australia’s most celebrated chefs as loyal regulars and friends.

Pino continues to share his passion and knowledge with the next generation of Pino’s Dolce Vita, his children Carla, Fabiano and Marco, as well as with customers in the store and through masterclasses in the cooking school.