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Sarah Campise Hallier is the Managing Editor of Poggioreale in America Inc, a nonprofit committed to preserving the history and cultural heritage of Western Sicilians and their diaspora. Her fascination with Italy goes beyond the postcard-perfect views—it’s about the layered history, the way past and present blur, and how every conversation somehow circles back to food. 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 stories, she’s chasing down the best food and drink on her travels and sharing them on <a title="https://www.instagram.com/foodiesfromca/" href="https://www.instagram.com/foodiesfromca/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@FoodiesfromCA</a>. Check out some of Sarah&#8217;s stories <a title="https://www.sarahhallier.com/copy-of-health-wellness" href="https://www.sarahhallier.com/copy-of-health-wellness" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

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Sarah Campise Hallier

ara and Santi stand close and smiling in a Palermo street market surrounded by produce.

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Rona D. is a published nature, folklore, and performance writer. Born and raised on the coast of Guyana, she emigrated to the Brooklyn and Queens area as a teenager. Pre-pandemic, she was a restaurateur, honing her already dynamic background in hospitality. Trading in city life, her focus is now on adopting a more sustainable lifestyle.

Rona D. Photo courtesy of Conveyor Recording Studio.

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Café Silvia at Magazzino Italian Art serves regional Italian food with a connection to the local environment.

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Angela Petruzzelli is a food and wine writer with a strong emphasis on Southern Italian delicacies. She is chef and owner of an Italian restaurant, <a href="https://sprezzacucina.com/">Sprezza Cucina</a>, which focuses on traditional cuisine from Puglia, the region of Italy she is from. Her passions aside from finding authentic Italian eateries in the U.S. include recipe developing, sharing her lasagna with the world, her fervent love of animals, food focused travel, teaching her restaurant guests Italian food culture, and learning about Italian wines by way of tasting them all. Spirit food: a perfectly cured salame.
Follow Sprezza Cucina on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sprezzacucina/">Instagram</a>.

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