Stefano Callegari

Stefano Callegari (born December 25, 1968) is an Italian chef and the inventor of the Trapizzino, a popular street food. Before inventing the Trapizzino, Stefano worked as a flight attendant for 15 years before returning to Rome to pursue his passion for pizza.

Biography Early life Stefano was born in Prati, a district in the centre of Rome. He first encountered the world of pizza in 1992, when he became a delivery driver for a local bakery. Stefano learned to prepare pizza dough from the baker he was working for and, later, enrolled in a pizza-making course. For the next 15 years, Stefano worked as a flight attendant for an Italian airline.

Philosophical views In an interview with Katie Parla, a Roman food blogger, Stefano stated that his greatest inspiration is food that is made with genuine love. Stefano tries to cook food with the same love a mother would have cooking for their child. Stefano believes that traditional Roman cuisine is becoming an exotic food to the younger generations of Romans.