Our story / Leonardo and Gianmarco
We’re Leonardo
and Gianmarco.
We grew up side by side. After sharing so much of our lives, we decided we wanted to build a business together, too. That decision became Giamaio.
01 / AFFUMICANDO
A book made
around one table.
To tell the story of cold smoking, we pulled up a chair in the kitchen and a stool at the bar. With Paolo and Nicola of Flow Cook and the team at BCA, we made Affumicando: a book where orange wood seasons grated Pecorino and olive wood scents a cocktail coupe.
The book comes with every Fumus. We’ve also picked four recipes that anyone can try and that, together, make a menu.
Try the Affumicando menu02 / FLOW COOK
In the kitchen with Paolo and Nicola
The two chefs trained in Florence and worked abroad. Their touch is in the details: smoke the Pecorino while it’s still grated, or scent the scallops with lemon wood before they go into the pan.
03 / BCA
At the bar with Edoardo and Mirko
Edoardo Baldessari founded BCA, a bartending school in Florence. BCA trainer Mirko Gangemi is a longtime friend of ours. Together they brought the bar to the book: in the Aviation delle Alpi, for instance, you smoke the empty coupe before pouring the drink.
04 / GIAMAIO × LIQUIDO
Watch the technique
With Liquido we made a video masterclass on smoked cocktails. It shows what a printed page can’t: how much smoke enters the glass and when to lift the lid. The preview is free to watch.
Watch the preview