Soffritto Tradition and Innovation in Tuscan Cooking

Benedetta Vitali is a chef who has lived and worked all her life in Florence, Italy. In 1979, fresh out of university, she and Fabio Picchi founded the restaurant Cibreo, with the purpose of offering their fellow Florentines a connection to a traditional Tuscan cooking style that was neglected in the postwar trend of prepackaged and convenience foods. In 1999, Ms. Vitali opened a new restaurant of her own, the trattoria Zibibbo, emphasizing fresh produce from nearby small farms and gardens. She has published two books for children in Italy. She has four children Cary Wolinsky began working as a news photographer for the Boston Globe in 1968 while completing a degree in journalism at Boston University. By 1972, he was providing photo stories to many national magazines. Since the mid 1980s, he has specialized in providing National Geographic with historical and cultural articles that require in-depth research and global coverage. Cary and his wife Barbara, a graphic designer, live near BostonVitali, Benedetta is the author of 'Soffritto Tradition and Innovation in Tuscan Cooking' with ISBN 9781580082587 and ISBN 1580082580.