Software developer · Culinary artist
Giovanni Pestocchi
I’m a software developer by day and a culinary artist by night, experimenting in my kitchen. Pesto is my go-to for everything, from pasta to pizza. In my free time, you can catch me binge-watching movies or working out at the gym!
Currently building Pesto Bot, an AI kitchen assistant.
Selected work
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Pesto Bot
An AI kitchen assistant for pesto lovers. Tell it what's in your pantry — classic basil and pine nuts, or kale and almonds — and it suggests personalised recipes plus pairings for pasta, pizza, and salads.
Pesto Power
A free mini eBook with 10 pesto recipes — from classic Genovese to wild combos like avocado–pumpkin seed. My homage to the greatest sauce ever invented.
Dough Mate
An app for perfecting pizza dough. Enter your flour, hydration level, and proofing time; Dough Mate calculates ideal ratios and reminds you when to stretch and fold.
Recent writing
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Rebuilding my portfolio in public: 28 commits and one design audit
What I changed when I treated my own portfolio like a real product — focus rings, dark mode, a 404 page that earns its keep, and the boring fixes nobody talks about.
March 15, 2026 · 3 min
From Git commits to garlic cloves: a developer's journey into culinary code
How my software-development principles helped me perfect my signature pesto recipe, and what cooking taught me about clean code.
Get in touch
Want to talk code, cuisine, or both?
hello@gpestocchi.com