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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, is scheduled to be released on July 19, 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!

Lowcountry Bella

Recipes

Peachy Summer Salad

Justin Patulli is a food and travel writer with a lifelong passion for his Italian heritage. From Italy’s most famous cities, landmarks, and dishes to its best-kept secrets, he brings the heart of Italy and its diaspora to life through storytelling. His writing inspires readers to embrace the Italian experience in its entirety. You can find his work on <a title="https://muckrack.com/justin-patulli/portfolio" href="https://muckrack.com/justin-patulli/portfolio">Muck Rack</a> and follow him on <a title="https://www.instagram.com/discover.olive.italy/" href="https://www.instagram.com/discover.olive.italy/">Instagram</a>.

Justin Patulli

How to Make Italian Stuffed Peaches with Amaretti and Chocolate

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

a photo of Summer Caprese salad of tomatoes and peaches.

The American Chef in Italy

Beat the Heat of Summer with a Caprese Salad of Tomatoes and Peaches

A professional chef and Italian cooking instructor for over 20 years, Deborah Dal Fovo has a passion for Italy. As a young woman in search of a more meaningful life, she left her home in the U.S. and moved to Northern Italy to rediscover family roots in the Dolomites. After living in Milan and Tuscany for 20 years and cultivating a wealth of culinary knowledge and skills, Deborah now divides her life between Italy and California, where she shares her mastery of Italian cuisine and lifestyle.
Chef Deborah has cooked for royalty, rock stars, tech moguls, and political leaders, and plenty of regular folk celebrating a love of the good life. She teaches Italian cooking online and in person at schools and venues around the world, including the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, Eataly Silicon Valley, and Italian Cultural Institutes.
Dubbed the Italian Martha Stewart by her clients, Deborah shares the beautiful Italian lifestyle ‘la bella vita’ through her brand of cooking and entertaining. You can find Deborah in the kitchen cooking up Italian feasts, teaching in person and online cooking classes, creating recipes and cooking videos for students and followers, and hosting week-long food and wine tours in the Dolomites for travelers wanting to get an insider taste of Italy. Deborah is sharing the passion for food and cooking that defines the Italian way of life!
For more on Deborah, please visit her site <a title="http://www.deborahdalfovo.com/" href="http://www.deborahdalfovo.com/">www.deborahdalfovo.com</a> and her La Bella Vita blog: <a title="http://www.theartofitalianliving.com/" href="http://www.theartofitalianliving.com/">www.theartofitalianliving.com</a>.

peaches

Peachy Summer Salad

How to Make Italian Stuffed Peaches with Amaretti and Chocolate

Beat the Heat of Summer with a Caprese Salad of Tomatoes and Peaches

Baked Sunset Peaches with Amaretti Filling, an Ode to Tuscan Summers

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