Carla Capalbo was born in New York, brought up in Paris and London, and has lived in Italy for twenty years. She is an expert on Italian artisan foods and wines, and the restaurants that feature them. Her many books include 'The Food and Wine Guide to Naples and Campania', 'The Food Lover's Comapnion to Tuscany' and 'The Ultimate italian Cookbook'. She won the Douglas Attems Prize and the Veronelli Prize for wine and food writing in 2007