Francesco Panella deeply loves his work – an element ever-present for him even as a child, in the kitchen of his family’s Trastevere restaurant in Rome Antica Pesa dal 1922. Panella’s job represents an endless passion, an emotion he loves to channel through his restaurants. A famous TV personality in Italy for the show Little Big Italy and The Brooklyn Man, Francesco Panella is perfect for the role of Communication Director for the Italian Chefs Association New York AICNY. And at this particularly difficult time, his words come straight tug at the heartstrings of each and every one of us – even those who don’t work directly in the restaurant business but love the pleasure of good food and conviviality.