Carla Capalbo

Carla Capalbo
Alma mater	University of Sussex Saint Martin's School of Art
Occupations	Food writer journalist author
Website	carlacapalbo.com

Carla Capalbo is an American-born British food writer, journalist, and author. She specialises in Italian and Georgian wine and cuisine.

Early life and education

Capalbo was born in New York to parents Italian and Irish descent. After spending her early childhood in Paris, Capalbo grew up in Chiswick, West London upon her mother Patricia Lousada remarrying. ^[1]

Capalbo attended St Paul's Girls' School. She graduated from the University of Sussex with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History of Art and Saint Martin's School of Art. ^[2]

Career

Capalbo writes regularly for magazines and newspapers, including Decanter , National Geographic , ^[3] 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. ^[4] In 2017 she featured in the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme's documentary on the food and wine of Georgia. ^[5]

Saveur called her book Tasting Georgia "without question the best book ever written in English about Georgian food and wine." ^[6]

Selected works

• The Ultimate Italian Cookbook (1998) ^[7]
• The Food and Wine Lover's Companion to Tuscany (2002) ^[8]
• Tasting Georgia (2016) ^[9]

References

1. Shoard, Catherine (23 January 2019). "Patricia Lousada obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. Barnes, Amanda (13 December 2020). "Meet The Member: Carla Capalbo". Circle of Wine Writers. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
3. "Notes from an author: Carla Capalbo". National Geographic Traveller (UK). June 10, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
4. "Carla Capalbo". Zester Daily. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
5. "Feast Like a Georgian: A Food Guide to the Caucasus". BBC. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
6. Kemper, Benjamin (September 13, 2017). "The Definitive Cookbook on Europe's Great Unsung Cuisine Has Arrived". SAVEUR. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.