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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

Cassandra Culver (founder of La Linga dell&#8217;Amore) is native to the Pacific Northwest and a 4th generation Italian descendant from Abruzzo, Italy. She holds a B.S. in Sociology from the University of Colorado Boulder and studied an M.A. in World Food Cultures &amp; Mobility at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo in Bra, Italy, home of the International Slow Food Movement. Cassandra is passionate about preserving her Italian heritage and inherited a recipe collection of over 300 recipes from her Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She resides in Colorado where she advocates for regenerative agriculture practices and sources from local farms. Cassandra created La Linga dell&#8217;Amore, the Language of Love as a platform to share her love for cooking Italian cuisine and passion for global food sovereignty. When Cassandra is not in the kitchen, she loves to spend time with her son Roman, hike, run, practice yoga, bake, make pasta from scratch, taste new wines and garden.

Cassandra Culver

An Italian American Poppyseed & Pear Salad.

How to Make an Italian American Poppyseed & Pear Salad 

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.”

summer salad

Peachy Summer Salad

How to Make an Italian American Poppyseed & Pear Salad

Farro Salad Is Perfect for Summer

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