"I am sure that growing up on an Italian farm, made me understand fast how important food is to transport memories, tradition, heritage, and life experiences in general," says Bazzoli. Now settled in Sweden with his wife and daughter, having lived there for a decade after initially deciding to stay for a "few months", Bazzoli has not lost sight of his upbringing in Ponti sul Mincio, Lombardy – "a farming village of just 2,000 people".
"I was lucky to grow up on my grandfather's farm where we raised all kinds of animals, harvesting anything edible, growing grapes and making wine to sell in 25 litre demijohns, making salami from our own pigs," he says, sharing his early memories of food. "Our main income came from milk, when it still payed well. We had a herd of 15-20 cows."
