Massimo Bruno Authentic Tours of Italy from an Italian Chef
At 23 years of age, Massimo Bruno left Italy for the grand adventure of life in Canada where he married, created a family, and lived for 23 years. During that time his love and appreciation for his homeland grew along with his desire to reconnect with and share his own culture.
Massimo wanted to show people the way to live like an authentic southern Italian Tour, how to linger and share a meal around the table and what it feels like to belong to a place, to a land and to a family. In 2006 he launched: Puglia Tours: The Unspoiled Italy. And every year since, Massimo has been taking small, intimate groups of people back to his home to experience authentic southern Italy, its beauty, its people, and its way of life.
And then it grew. Eighteen years on and Massimo’s tour offering has expanded to become ‘Massimo Bruno & Friends’. With like-minded partners and local experts who deliver an authentic southern Italian Tour experience, Massimo offers trips to Sardegna, and Sicily alongside of Puglia.
Working with you directly to create an authentic southern Italian menu, Massimo will delight you and your guests with his delicious home cooking, storytelling, and sharing of the heritage the region and history of the meal that he has prepared. Served family style and with abundance of dishes, Massimo will treat you and your guests to a fun-filled authentic southern Italian family meal.To book Massimo to chef for you and your guests while on holiday in Puglia, check his availability directly in his calendar.
Family Celebrations
Sunday lunch
Group ranging from 4-30 people
Your home / villa
“Massimo, you made my parents wedding anniversary so special, it was like you were a part of our family.
— Nanci
years living abroad in North America, he’s fully bilingual
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the number of Supper Clubs Massimo has hosted
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Massimo Bruno, Authentic Italian Private Chef & Tours Guide.
Born in Bitritto, a small town in Puglia, Italy, Massimo began his cooking career early. At the age of 9 he began working at a famous local Pizzeria called “Tranquillino”. The owner, Antonio, became his mentor, introducing him to the world of food, beginning with the basics… Pizza, panzerotto, Braciola and Bruschetta. This impressionable 9-year-old was hooked and started his habit of one pizza a day (Massimo has eaten over 6000 pizzas in his life to date…and counting…).
But in a small town in southern Italy, his mother’s strategy was to keep him off the streets and out of the hands of one of Italy’s other best-known “exports” …so pizzas were a fair price to pay.