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By training, Chiara Montalto Giannini is an actress and a writer, but she has been cooking since before she can remember. As an actress and a writer, her solo play, A Brooklyn Love Story &#8211; based on the decade she spent living in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn with her grandfather &#8211; was produced Off Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York and at Theatre 68 in Los Angeles, where it was directed by Ronnie Marmo. Currently, she is the Director of the Writers Guild Initiative, a non-profit affiliated with the WGAE that shares the tools of writing and creative expression with different communities. She&#8217;s also a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and the Dramatists Guild. At Appetito, Chiara will share recipes from her childhood and those she has learned through her extensive pursuit of Italian food both here and abroad.

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Chiara Montalto Giannini

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Recipes

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake, a Heavenly Italian Dessert

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>

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Morgan Hines

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Cocktails

Romeo’s Chocolate Negroni

Paola Marocchi is a NYC-based pastry chef who has worked for some of the world&#8217;s most acclaimed chefs and restaurant groups. Her passion for Italian food was ignited from early childhood, growing up in an Argentinian household of Italian background that valued all things homemade and food as the main guest in any celebration. In her free time, she travels all over Italy mingling with locals and sharing in the culture, food, language and love for all things Italian.
Follow Paola on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paola_marocchi_/">Instagram.</a>

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Paola Marocchi

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Features

Where to Get Your Easter Desserts in NYC or Shipped Nationwide

<pre>Rob LeDonne is a humor and culture writer whose work can be found in
Billboard, The New York Times, The Guardian, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and
Interview. He lives in Brooklyn and is of Neapolitan and Sicilian
descent.

Learn more about Rob at his <a href="http://robledonne.com/">website.</a></pre>

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Rob LeDonne

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Wine, Biscotti, and Salami: An Italian Valentine’s Gift Guide

In 2021, Giuseppe Dell&#8217;Anno became the first Italian to win the popular competition show, The Great British Bake Off. An engineer by trade, his baking recipes have proved popular not just on TV but in newspapers and in his recently released cookbook, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Giuseppes-Easy-Bakes-Italian-Treats/dp/1787139859?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=appetitomagaz-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=c79d7131c359c62909eba5a584797073&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Giuseppe&#8217;s Easy Bakes—Sweet Italian Treats</a>. This no-bake recipe for amaretti and coffee cheesecake is excerpted with permision from the book. Follow him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/giuseppecooks/">@giuseppecooks</a>.

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A New Orleans native with a deeply-rooted Sicilian background, Jan spent much of her childhood in her grandparent’s Italian restaurant, Busalacchi’s. She was influenced by hands-on cooking experiences with both of her grandmothers. Jan has written for Louisiana Cookin’ magazine. Today she focuses on south Louisiana Italian cooking and sharing her family traditions through food and lifestyle. Jan specializes in preparing Italian food with a Cajun flair.

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Jan Busalacchi

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Talking Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Super Chocolate with Tuscany’s Armando Manni

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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