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

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Early life and education

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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 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

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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

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

References

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  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)