Speakers - The Tuscan Diet
Confirmed Speakers*
Ian D’Agata, M.D., Director of the International Academy of Wine in Rome, principal collaborator at Cucina e Vini magazine
Vincenzo Bacci, M.D., Doctor of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (Rome)
Lucia Bacciottini, nutritionist, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence
Andrea Bianchini, pastry chef and chocolatier, La Bottega del Cioccolato (Florence, Italy)
Stefano Bonilli, founder and director, Gambero Rosso (Rome, Italy)
Maria-Luisa Brandi, M.D., professor of Endocrinology, University of Florence, president of the Italian Society for Osteoporosis
Giuliano Bugialli, food historian, cookbook author, and television host of Bugialli’s Italy on PBS
Janet Chrzan, professor of Nutritional Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
Magherita Ciacci, Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Florence
Sebastiano Cossia-Castiglioni, owner and CEO, Querciabella Winery (Chianti, Italy) Table: Food, Family, and Gender in 20th Century Florence (Routledge, 2004)
Alberto Flori, artisanal pasta, Molino di Val d?Orcia (Tuscany)
Giovanna Folonari, Assessore Regionale al Turismo di Firenze
Diletta Frescobaldi, sommelier, Apicius: The Culinary Institute of Florence
Leonardo Frescobaldi, sales and marketing director for Marchesi de Frescobaldi winery
Maria-Antonia Fusco, M.D., professor, president of the Italian Dietetic Association (ADI); U.O. Head of the Department of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition at the S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospital in Rome
Gabriella Ganugi, founder and director, Apicius: The Culinary Institute of Florence
David Gardner, owner, Villa Bordoni (Greve-in-Chianti)
Nancy Jenkins, food-writer, culinary historian, multiple cookbook author, including The Flavors of Tuscany (Broadway Books, 1998)
Armando Manni, president, Manni Olive Oil
Frances Mayes, professor, poet, and author of many books, including Under the Tuscan Sun
Alessandro Mugelli, professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Florence
Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University, author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (U. of California P., 2002), editor of “Mediterranean Diets: Science and Policy Implications,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1995;61 (suppl)
Fabio Parasecoli, editor, journalist, professor, Gambero Rosso, author of Food Culture in Italy (Greenwood Press, 2004)
Guido Pinzani, director and cheesemaker, Caseificio Pinzani (Castel San Gimigano, Italy)
Claudia Ravaldi, M.D., psychiatrist, eating-disorder specialist, University of Florence
Roberto Rubino, president of the National Association of Cheeses Under the Sky, Potenza, Italy, winner of the Slow Food Award
Luca Vercelloni, author, journalist, professor of Food Culture and Sensibilty, Colorno University of Food Sciences
Gianluigi Zenti, president, Academia Barilla
*list will be updated as additional speakers are confirmed