About the Author
Anna Francese Gass grew up in a small town on the Rhode Island shore, with frequent visits to her grandparents in Calabria and summers in Florence. She studied culinary arts at the French Culinary Institute and then worked in the test kitchens of
Martha Stewart Living, Whole Foods, and Mad Hungry. Today, she is a contributing editor and recipe tester for Food52 and
Bon Appétit, and her recipes frequently appear on
New York Times Cooking. She is the host of her A&E cooking show,
Instant Italian with Anna Gass, and has also appeared on
Good Morning America,
Today,
Access Hollywood, and
The Rachael Ray Show. She is the author of
Heirloom Kitchen (2019) and
Italian Snacking (2024). Francese Gass lives in New Canaan, CT.
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