Gabrielle Mariotti

An adventurer who seeks to discover what the world has to offer, Gabrielle Mariotti enjoys taking in the scenery of diverse locales and tasting various ethnic foods. As an avid hiker, she has traversed some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes on the planet, including in countries such as Greece, Italy and New Zealand. In addition, Gabrielle Mariotti has thoroughly explored cities all across North and South America, and Australia.

While in northern Italy, Gabrielle Mariotti discovered her passion for the food from Bologna, the capital city of Emilia-Romagna. In particular, Gabrielle Mariotti enjoys eating the region's hearty meat sauce with egg noodles, known in the United States as Bolognese style. Using the choicest cuts of beef, the freshest tomatoes, and the purest olive oil, Gabrielle Mariotti makes a homemade Bolognese sauce worthy of the Italian tradition.

Gabrielle Mariotti also developed a taste for the cuisine of Tuscany while traveling in Italy. She especially likes Tuscan beans, such as the rarer cannellini beans. Gabrielle Mariotti frequently scours local markets in search of the perfect ingredients for these delicious foods. Appreciating the influence foreign cultures have in the United States, Gabrielle Mariotti also enjoys sampling Greek food in Australia. Gabrielle Mariotti particularly likes visiting the Greek tavernas of Melbourne, where she enjoyed the flavors imported by the Greek immigrants to Australia.