I am an Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cookbook author based in Italy for almost 20 years. I have written six cookbooks, Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence (March 2016 and a new edition in November 2020), Acquacotta (March 2017 and a new edition in February 2023), Tortellini at Midnight (March 2019), Torta della Nonna (March 2021), Cinnamon & Salt (April 2022), published by Hardie Grant. In September 2023 my sixth book, Gohan, which is about the Japanese cuisine of my upbringing, will be published by Smith Street Books. I have been writing about regional Italian cuisine and travel for over a decade. I have a monthly recipe column in Corriere della Sera’s Cook liftout called Cucina Letteraria, where I pluck recipes out of old cookbooks. For many years I wrote a regular column for Food52 where you can find over 200 articles on regional Italian food, as well as restaurant reviews for The Good Food Guide, Australia’s leading restaurant guide. I have been a judge for the Guild of Fine Food World Cheese Awards, a consultant for best selling author Sarah Winman’s Still Life novel (set in Florence) and I contribute to publications such as Financial Times, Corriere della Sera, YOLO Journal, Good Food Australia, The Canberra Times, Saveur, Food and Wine, Conde Nast Traveler, Gourmet Traveller, to name a few. My sommelier husband and I have recently opened our own cooking school and wine shop in Tuscany.

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