According to legend, gnocchi appear to have been born in Campania, more precisely in Sorrento, in Piazza Tasso. A chef from Sorrento began experimenting with cooking potatoes until he created rounded pieces, called gnocchi. To flavor the dish he decided to add mozzarella from the nearby town of Agerola, fresh basil and grated cheese. The scent of the new culinary invention immediately spread throughout Sorrento. Some men led to the tavern by their exquisite sense of smell were the first to taste that newly created delicacy. Thus, Sorrento gnocchi was born, a first course that will make the history of Italian cuisine and beyond.