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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

Laurent Vernhes holding a glass of wine at a winery in Tuscany.

Features

National Wine & Cheese Day: Laurent Vernhes Shares Perfect Pairings

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

News

Giada De Laurentiis Partners with Peroni to Bring Buchette del Vino Experience to the U.S.

Part reporter, part pasta enthusiast, and always in search of a good story, the Appetito Editors bring readers the latest happenings in food, travel and Italian culture.

Appetito Editors

Entrance courtyard of Grand Hotel La Favorita with vintage Fiat and lemon trees.

Recipes

Try This Lemon Risotto and Cocktail from Grand Hotel La Favorita

Samuel Ghelli is an Italian scholar and educator based in New York. He teaches and directs the Italian and Food Studies programs at York College, CUNY.

Samuel Ghelli

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Spirito di Patata: When Italians Blame the Potato for a Bad Joke

Ian MacAllen writer, critic, and the author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American.  He is a regular contributor to the Chicago Review of Books, and writes about food at Red Sauce America and his newsletter, All The Things We Eat. He is the founder of Design Is The Message, a design-forward marketing agency specializing in professionals, nonprofits, and small businesses.

Bio pic of Ian MacAllen in a red shirt with glasses.

Ian MacAllen

Danielle Callegari on A Bite-Sized History of Italy and Italian Food History