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<div><span id="m_-1801881942376264922gmail-docs-internal-guid-a3c49eba-7fff-ee48-926d-9013faec32b2"><i>Graceanne LaCombe is a Louisiana-born food and wine writer who spends her time table-hopping across Italy. </i></span></div>
<div><i>She currently resides in Parma, where she works in external relations for ALMA, The School of Italian Culinary Arts.</i></div>


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Graceanne LaCombe

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Splashing across Milan for an Old Italian Gem

<p>Gaetano Mina di Sospiro &#8211; known by his nickname Tano- is a true food expert, a gastronomic connoisseur and incredibly passionate about Italian food and all it&#8217;s micro-regional delicacies. Raised between Italy and the US, Tano is fully bilingual and also bi-cultural. Tano is a true food nerd, in all his travels, discovering the local gastronomy and eating with and as a local is his imperative. He transmits this to his guests and strives to have them embrace the same micro-regional approach to food that Italy’s bountiful regional differences offer. In his spare time, Tano visits local producers of a wide range of products, from beekeepers making monocultivar flower honey to shepherds resisting technology and making cheese with the same techniques of the Middle Ages.</p>
<p>A graduate of Georgetown University and Fordham Law, with a strong passion for the world of gastronomy. Tano most recently became an Assaggiatore Ufficiale ONAF &#8211; the Italian Organization of Cheese tasters, making him an official &#8216;Cheese Sommelier&#8217;. Well versed in wine and all things culinary he has taken his passion and begun sharing it with his clients, guiding them on the most incredible journeys tasting the beautiful country that is Italy.</p>
<p>Tano loves being able to convey his deep love and appreciations for Italian food to his clients. They all say that being with Tano does not feel like a tour but instead like visiting an old friend who lives in the Italian countryside. His passion does not stop at italian gastronomy, he is also extremely passionate about art and history and can answer any question that clients may have regarding the differences between the United States and Italy due to his unique fully bi-cultural upbringing.</p>
<p>Based in Orvieto, Tano has led private tours in Umbria, Tuscany, Lazio, Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Trentino Alto Adige and Campania. His specialty is helping share the stories that Italy has through its dishes and the people making them. Where knowledge is devoured! Above all you can be sure to eat and drink well, learn and take a bit of Italian food culture back with them!</p>


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Gaetano Mina di Sospiro

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Take a Dip into the Unique Towns and Flavors of Umbria

<p class="ydp357b8407MsoNormal">Allison Tibaldi is a travel and food writer based in New York City. Her passion for all things Italian was jump-started when she lived in Rome and Greve-in-Chianti in Tuscany.</p>
<div>She writes for numerous publications including CNN, Business Insider, Travel Channel, HGTV, Lonely Planet, USA Today 10 Best, USA Today, Shermans Travel, Family Vacationist, Travel Squire, Emirates Open Skies Magazine and Travel Weekly. She is a contributing editor at Family Travel Forum.</div>
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<div>Follow Allison on <a style="font-family: var(--wp--custom--typography--font-family--primary);font-size: var(--wp--custom--size--font--large)" href="https://www.instagram.com/gourmetrav/"><u>Instagram.</u></a></div>


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Allison Tibaldi

The Boston Wine & Food Festival will take place at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Photo courtesy of Boston Harbor Hotel.

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The Boston Wine & Food Festival Brings a Taste of Italy to New England

<p>I am the idea behind and the co-founder of Mama Mancini’s. I am also a home cook, an obsessed entrepreneur, traveler, foodie, and I love sharing all of it with anyone who wants to listen. I believe passion fuels ideas and there is no such thing as a bad idea or too much passion. I look at the picture of my grandmother, Anna Mancini, holding me as a baby and think wow if my grandmother only knew that all those countless days of me learning how to cook by her side in Brooklyn would turn into this. After 25 years in the garment industry, I decided in 2007 it was time for a change. My idea: real meatballs made the authentic Italian way and sold in real sauce. To me there was no other way they should be offered, that was my big idea and Mama Mancini’s was born. The rest is history. So, I say this to everyone who has an idea: never give up; don’t listen to the people who say it won’t work. No idea is a bad idea and always chase your dreams. Let’s cook.</p>


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Daniel Mancini

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Where Daniel Mancini, Co-Founder of Mama Mancini’s, Eats in Rome

<p>Victoria Granof is a food stylist who was classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu. She has worked as a cooking instructor and as a chef and pastry chef at several restaurants in Los Angeles and has done <a href="http://www.victoriagranof.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recipe development or food styling</a> for numerous cookbooks as well as for <em>Bon Appétit, Food &amp; Wine, Vogue,</em> and <em>InStyle</em> and film and television. She lives in New York City and Taormina, Sicily.</p>


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Victoria Granof

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Come to Sicily this Spring with Cookbook Author Victoria Granof

<p>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></p>


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Vermont’s Outbound Stowe Offers the Perfect Winter Wonderland Weekend Escape

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What to Do and Where to Stay when Visiting Rome during the Jubilee

<div dir="ltr">Planted, harvested and aged in NY, Li Valentine has a background in education and marketing, with a passion for travel and all things wine. With roots in the boot, she has a special interest in Italian wine and travel. She is a certified wine professional and Italian Wine Specialist. In addition to writing about wine (<a href="http://discover.thewininghour.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://discover.thewininghour.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1697217195025000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tvR1J02Hhj2IanKTun4fa">discover.thewininghour.com</a>), she is the founder of The Wining Hour, Inc., which includes a wine boutique that caters to the wine lover, as well as the vinous winechat (#WiningHourChat) on X (formerly Twitter).</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Follow Li on all social at @thewininghour.</div>


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Li Valentine

"Tiny Tales of Umbria" and the wines of Madrevite.

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Exploring Umbria through Sips of Wine and a Charming Book

<p>Richard is the co-founder of Appetito. He is also co-author of the book series Preserved, former U.S. editor of La Cucina Italiana, and former editor-in-chief of the website Food Republic and the magazines <em>Manhattan</em>, <em>Miami</em>, and <em>Complex</em>.</p>


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