Antonio Conte asked for recipe of a Tiramisu that reminded him of home, and uses restaurant owners to check up on his players' diets... Chelsea boss is using Italian food to adapt to London

Antonio Conte is using west London's Italian restaurants to make himself feel at home while he is away from his family.

The Chelsea boss has admitted finding his first year in London tough off the pitch, even as his team prepare to win the title on it.

With his wife and daughter still in Italy, Conte has missed home this year, but thanks to a couple of eateries in and around Chelsea, the Stamford Bridge boss seems to have settled now.

Antonio Conte with a chef atu00a0Santa Maria in Fulham, where he asked for the Tiramisu recipe — Antonio Conte with a chef at Santa Maria in Fulham, where he asked for the Tiramisu recipe

Conte is using west London's Italian restaurants to make himself feel at home in the capital

Conte has begged restaurateurs for recipes that remind him of home, sat in Italian restaurants to watch football, and even gets their owners to keep an eye on his players diets.