Carla Capalbo

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Carla Capalbo is an English-American food writer, journalist, and author.

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Career

Capalbo writes regularly for magazines and newspapers, including Decanter , National Geographic , [1] BBC Olive, The Independent , The World of Fine Wine , Bon Appétit , Departures , and Food & Wine . She is a long-time member of Slow Food, the Guild of Food Writers, and the Circle of Wine Writers and has won Italy's Luigi Veronelli prize for best foreign food writer. [2] In 2017 she featured in the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme's documentary on the food and wine of Georgia. [3]

Saveur called her book Tasting Georgia "without question the best book ever written in English about Georgian food and wine." [4]

Selected works

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References

  1. "Notes from an author: Carla Capalbo". National Geographic Traveller (UK). June 10, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  2. "Carla Capalbo". Zester Daily. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  3. "Feast Like a Georgian: A Food Guide to the Caucasus". BBC. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  4. Kemper, Benjamin (September 13, 2017). "The Definitive Cookbook on Europe's Great Unsung Cuisine Has Arrived". SAVEUR. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  5. Carla, Capalbo (1998). The Ultimate Italian Cookbook: Over 200 Authentic Recipes from Italy Step-by-Step. Heywood, Amanda. New York, NY: Smithmark. ISBN   9780765108548. OCLC   40837128.
  6. Carla, Capalbo (2002). The Food and Wine Lover's Companion to Tuscany (Completely rev., updated, and expanded ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN   9780811833806. OCLC   50038468.
  7. Carla, Capalbo (2016-10-15). Tasting Georgia: A Food and Wine Journey in the Caucasus with Over 70 Recipes. Northampton, MA. ISBN   9781566560597. OCLC   936349670.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)