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I am the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Appetito magazine. I like Italian food &amp; drink, a lot. I am also an award-winning novelist and a regular contributor to the New York Times. More about my work can be found at <a href="https://andrewcotto.com/">Home &#8211; Andrew Cotto</a>.

Andrew Cotto

Recipes

How to Make Ribollita (Tuscan Bread Soup)

Features

Rocco DiSpirito On the State of Italian Food in America

How to Have a Roman “Feaster”

Inspired by Italian Food: A Writer’s Muse

Pasta Puttanesca

Alessandra “Ale” Gambini (1971-2024) was a SoCal-based Italian food writer, cookbook author, recipe developer, host in online food programs, Italian brand ambassador (Matilde, Vicenzi), cooking instructor, IICCT certified chocolate taster, and a WorldChefs Accredited Tea Master.
Born and raised in Milan, she learned how to cook and love good food from her beloved grandmother, Nonna Fernanda.
Her online food and travel series, <a href="https://aqueeninthekitchen.com/">A Queen in the Kitchen</a> – Estate Italiana, has been awarded with the prestigious TASTE Award. She has also been inducted into The TASTE Awards Hall of Fame class 2022/2023.
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Alessandra “Ale” Gambini

Tortelli di Carnevale Recipe

Born and raised in Chicago, Jordan’s career in food began in 1998 working for notable area restaurants such as Coco Pazzo and Blackbird. With a deep passion for Italian cuisine, Jordan moved to Italy in 2002 and worked in restaurants in both Spoleto and Florence.  Jordan moved to New York City in 2003 joining Marco Canora at Hearth as a line cook. Jordan was promoted to Chef de Cuisine in 2006 and remained there until 2011. Not long after, Jordan joined David Chang’s Momofuku group as Director of Culinary Operations. He spent the next two years in New York and Toronto overseeing culinary programming. Jordan left Momofuku in 2014 to become Executive Chef at Sessanta in Soho. Jordan was the Executive Chef at 10 Corso Como Restaurant in New York City prior to becoming the Executive Chef and partner of the Leopard at Des Artistes in 2020. In 2024, Jordan is pursuing new culinary opportunities.
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Jordan Frosolone

Jordan Frosolone Shares Five Dishes That Inspired His Career

Gaetano Arnone has worked in some of New York’s most respected gastronomic destinations, including <a href="https://www.eataly.com/us_en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eataly</a>, <a href="https://www.dicksonsfarmstand.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dickson’s</a>, <a href="https://www.salumeriarosinyc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Salumeria Rosi</a>, and several restaurants of the Bastianich group, serving as Chef de Cuisine at <a href="https://www.babbonyc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Babbo Ristorante &amp; Enoteca</a> and Executive Chef at <a href="https://ny.ottopizzeria.com/restaurant/gaetano-arnone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ŌTTŌ Enoteca &amp; Pizzeria</a>. An alum of master butcher <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dariocecchinimacellaio/">Dario Cecchini</a>, of the famous Tuscan <a href="https://www.dariocecchini.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Antica Macelleria Cecchini</a>, Gaetano returned to Tuscany during the pandemic with his wife Meigan and their Jack Russell Terrier, Radio, to live at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/villalecorti/">Villa le Corti</a> where he serves as a private dining chef and culinary gardener. Through regular contributions to Appetito, Gaetano will share episodes, insights and recipes from his life as “An American Chef in Tuscany.”

Chef Gaetano "Guy" Arnone standing in a kitchen

Gaetano Arnone

The American Chef in Italy

Castelluccio Lentil Soup, From An American Chef In Tuscany

<a title="https://www.instagram.com/katieparla/" href="https://www.instagram.com/katieparla/">Katie Parla</a> is the New York Times bestselling author, publisher, television and podcast host, journalist, culinary guide, and educator based in Rome. Her latest title is <a href="https://shop.katieparla.com/products/rome-standard-edition-signed-copy?variant=44748622659784">Rome: A Culinary History, Cookbook, and Field Guide to the Flavors that Built a City</a>, her second non-guidebook and cookbook focused on the city she’s called home for the past two decades. She has written, edited or contributed to more than 40 books in total including the cookbooks American Sfoglino, Flour Lab, Food of the Italian South, Tasting Rome, and The Joy of Pizza. In 2022, Katie founded Parla Publishing, independently publishing her cookbook Food of the Italian Islands. She co-hosts Gola, a podcast about Italian food and drinks culture. In addition to appearing as an expert on television programs such as “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” and Netflix’s “Chef’s Table,” Katie hosts culinary shows on Recipe.tv including her Emmy-nominated food and travel series “Katie Parla’s Rome,” “Katie Parla’s Roman Kitchen,” and “Gola on the Road.” Follow along on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katieparla/">@katieparla</a>.

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