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<a title="https://francescazani.com/about#:~:text=Francesca%20Zani%20is%20the%20Assistant,%2C%20food%20news%2C%20and%20more." href="https://francescazani.com/about#:~:text=Francesca%20Zani%20is%20the%20Assistant,%2C%20food%20news%2C%20and%20more." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Francesca Zani</a> is a Food Editor at Delish, where she develops and writes recipes and features, produces, directs, and styles multi-platform videos, and hosts on-camera recipe and educational content. She also curates European-inspired food, lifestyle, and adventure content and writes a newsletter on <a title="https://francescazani.substack.com/" href="https://francescazani.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Substack</a>. She previously launched <a title="https://francescazani.com/buy-it/" href="https://francescazani.com/buy-it/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ciao Boxes</a>, a curated Italian-inspired food box, through her<a title="https://francescazani.com/" href="https://francescazani.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a><a title="https://francescazani.com/" href="https://francescazani.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a> and brand CIAO FRANKI LLC.
Francesca began her career as a bakery clerk at an Italian bakery, which led to pastry baking and decorating. She had a brief stint as a line cook at Castle Hill Inn and other Hudson Valley restaurants before joining Powerhouse Productions, where she worked her way up from Associate Culinary Producer to Culinary Producer. Over nearly four years, she produced award-winning lifestyle and food TV, working with talent like Patti LaBelle, JJ Johnson, Marcus Samuelsson, Kwame Onwuachi, and Jernard Wells. She was a producer on the James Beard-nominated series EatUp! New York, and led food styling for Wells’ cookbook Southern Inspired. 
Francesca is a CIA graduate with degrees in Culinary Arts and Applied Food Studies, with a concentration in Italian cuisine.

Francesca Zani

Bowl of rigatonini pasta with andouille sausage, Lacinato kale, cannellini beans, ricotta and grated Pecorino Romano.

Recipes

Rigatonini with Andouille Sausage, Lacinato Kale and Cannellini Beans

Morgan Hines is a New York City-based contributor for Appetito. She loves learning about and experiencing Italian cuisine and culture. Morgan is a full time reporter at PhocusWire and also contributes to Hotels Above Par, Women&#8217;s Wear Daily, Footwear News, etc. She was previously a full time reporter at USA TODAY and holds degrees from Columbia University and Georgetown University. Follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganemhines/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@morganemhines?lang=en">TikTok</a> at <a>@MorganEmHines. </a>

Morgan Hines

Sunday Shop

Sunday Shop: 6 D.C. Weekend Packing Picks

Silvia Davi is a multidimensional C-suite executive, entrepreneur, contributor, and board 
member, with a background that stems from leadership roles at Fortune 500 organizations, 
global consultancies, start-ups, and nonprofits. With a speciality in innovation, global marketing, 
corporate communications, business development, global partnerships and investor relations, 
and a deep passion for history, the arts and culture, Silvia is the Founder of <a href="https://www.vs-strategic.com/">V&amp;S Strategic Consulting</a>.

Silvia Davi, founder of Renaissance Minds.

Silvia Davi

Entertainer Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti.

Features

The Art of Balance: Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti 

Sarah Campise Hallier is the Associate Editor at Appetito Magazine. She is also a Board Member of Poggioreale in America Inc, a nonprofit committed to preserving the history and cultural heritage of Western Sicilians and their diaspora. Featured in Italy Magazine, The Local IT, la Repubblica, and We the Italians, Sarah enjoys covering everything from cultural identity to the evolving Italian-American food experience. A California girl at heart, when she’s not crafting food, travel and wellness stories, she’s chasing down the best foodie finds on her travels and sharing them at <a title="https://www.instagram.com/foodiesfromca/" href="https://www.instagram.com/forkboundfoodies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@forkBOUNDfoodies</a>.  Subscribe to her <a href="https://www.sarahhallier.com/about-1">newsletter</a> and explore more of her writing at her <a href="https://www.sarahhallier.com/">website</a>.

Sarah Campise Hallier

Mortadella toast appetizer topped with sliced mortadella at Alla Vita Nashville

News

Chicago’s Alla Vita Arrives in Nashville

Jonathan Bailey in MARTINI's summer 2026 aperitivo campaign

Cocktails

Jonathan Bailey is the New Face of MARTINI’s Summer Campaign

Sharla Ault is an Italian based creator of <a href="http://sharlafied.com/">sharlafied.com</a>, a website on hospitality, with focus on the drinks industry. She has vast experience in the business and has conducted masterclasses, judged bar competitions and attended bar shows around the globe. As a freelancer, she has written about travel, luxury and spirits.
As a travel writer, she is a regular contributor to Excellence Magazine (Lugano) and has been published in Condé Nast Traveler USA and UK, the Sunday Times travel magazine, La Cucina Italiana, edited the Cadogan guide, and is a local expert for Condé Nast Johansens.
She produced two Nardini Grappa handbooks, collecting recipes from bartenders worldwide. Her latest project is Spirits of Adventure, documenting spirits in liquid and soulful forms in her sailboat that has covered over 3000 miles from Italy to the Canaries and is planned to continue in fall 2026 to the Caribbean.

Headshot of Sharla Ault, pictured with an orange background, smiling.

Sharla Ault

James McKinley Thomason seated inside Club Carpeneto, a restored historic palazzo in Carpeneto, Piemonte.

An American is Spicing up the Town of Carpeneto

Overhead view of the Mana Breeze cocktail with watermelon garnish beside the pool at The Dominick hotel.

Sipping and Sunning: Mana Breeze Italicus-Infused Cocktail

Santa Margherita, LoveShackFancy Drop Giant Rosé Bottles Just in Time for Summer

Views like this help explain why a growing number of travelers are discovering Sciacca.

Travel

Why Sciacca May Be Sicily’s Next Great Food Destination

Lowcountry Bella (Mandi Casey) is Italian by birth and Southern by choice. Moving to eastern North Carolina as a young girl, she was exposed to a whole new type of cuisine like BBQ and hush puppies. As an adult, she embraces both cultures so you never know what she may be cooking up in her kitchen! Currently she lives in both Pawleys Island, South Carolina and Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Her family continues to grow, and that makes her happy because there are more people to feed and love. What&#8217;s better than that?
In addition to creating, cooking and sharing great recipes, she loves to research the history of food origins. Understanding the flavors and ingredients helps her creativity, but more-so, appreciate the meal with even more passion.
Mandi loves to be a guest of events, signing books and donating a portion of her net proceeds to local charities. Her second cookbook, Mangia Y&#8217;all &#8211; Make Everyday Delicious, was released in July 2025.
Please follow her on her website <a href="http://www.lowcountrybella.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.lowcountrybella.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705416623316000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2qLX1Ag56lHqdrjNXYhkQG">www.lowcountrybella.com </a>or on social media: @lowcountrybella on both Instagram and Facebook.
Mangia Y’all!

Mandi Casey of Low Country Bella on a foam green Vespa in a floral skirt.

Lowcountry Bella

Homemade peach basil cheddar muffins arranged on a serving platter with fresh basil leaves and peaches.

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