Giovanni's restaurant owner to donate 1000 meals to Rotorua Whakaora 17 May, 2021 06:00 PM 4 minutes to read Rotorua chef and Giovanni's restaurant owner Deep Kumar is donating 1000 meals to the community this month. Photo / File Rotorua chef and Giovanni's restaurant owner Deep Kumar is donating 1000 meals to the community this month. Photo / File "If you can help someone, then why not?" This is the lesson owner and chef of Giovanni's restaurant Deep Kumar learnt from his late father, a lesson that has inspired him to donate 1000 meals to communities in need this month. Kumar lost his 61-year-old father Avtar Singh to liver cancer in May last year.