Welcome to Dear Food, I am your host Ashley Chaney. I LOVE food. I love to make food, I love to eat food, I love to talk about making food. I believe that food has the power to transport us to different places around the world and different moments in our lives through memories.

In this episode, I was joined by none other than the renowned TV Host and Food Writer, Eleonora Baldwin. Eleonora is the co-owner of Casa Mia Tours and a culinary connoisseur. She and I talk about Italian cuisine including her first carbonara experience, a few of her favorite Italian dishes and her rituals around food!

What’s in this episode:

• How she’s been doing during the pandemic
• Why Eleonora finds comfort in rituals
• Eleonora’s background and childhood experience
• The first food she ever remembers tasting
• What Italian cuisine means to Eleonora
• Her signature dishes to make
• What her first carbonara experience was
• The ritual around sourcing, cooking and eating meals with her family
• Her virtual cooking classes and experiences 
• What’s for dinner tonight in Eleonora’s household

About Eleonora:American-born and Italian-raised Eleonora is a TV celebrity, bilingual journalist, and culinary connoisseur.

After a successful career in graphic design and motion picture, Eleonora’s attention transitioned to journalism and blogging with a strong focus on her great passion: slow travel and the culinary culture of Italy.

Constantly on the lookout for tantalizing food in Italy and beyond, her reporting appears regularly in several online and print food & travel columns. Her topics range from the Italian lifestyle to culinary customs and traditional recipes.

She is the creator of popular food, travel and lifestyle blog Aglio Olio e Peperoncino, which has subscribers in over 100 countries.

She is the Host and Creator of prime-time TV hits “ABCheese”, “Uazz’America” and "A Tavola con Mamma" broadcast by SKY TV for Gambero Rosso Channel, Italy's number one food network.

Connect with Eleonora:Website | Casa Mia Tours' Instagram | Personal Instagram | Email

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Quotes from this episode:

“Food is love and it’s also therapy.” - Eleonora 

“Every little moment that’s tied to food or nourishment is so much more than just nourishing the body and the stomach. It’s nourishing everything else.” - Eleonora 

“Italian food is not just food. It’s eating, sitting down with the family, with friends or loved ones or by yourself and making that moment the most important moment of the day.”  Eleonora 

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