Erica De Mane

Welcome to Ericademane.com

I am a chef, food writer, and teacher who specializes in improvisational Italian cooking. I am the author of The Flavors of Southern Italy and Pasta Improvvisata, as well as Williams-Sonoma Pasta, which is available at Williams-Sonoma stores. A member of the Association of Culinary Professionals and the Italian-based International Slow Food Movement, I live in New York City. I offer private cooking classes, which you can learn about here.

For more about me, see About Erica De Mane.



Buy a copy of The Flavors of Southern Italy.



Buy a copy of Pasta Improvvisata.



Buy a copy of Williams-Sonoma Pasta.

Buy a copy of my ebook, Pasta Improv

Buy an e-copy of the book formerly known as Pasta Improvvisata.

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• Chanterelles, leeks, grilled prosciutto . Deep summer, mushroom hunting is scary. https://t.co/5T2s04Qhug 3 days ago
• Breakfast of champions. https://t.co/o6jbbnpjMF 6 days ago
• Tomato and ricotta torta with thyme. Summer is too short around here. So many torte, so little time. https://t.co/sQaEexoCjW 6 days ago
• Roasted Green Peppers with Merguez, Rice, and Ricotta Salata, Served with a Quick Tomato Salsa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
• Roasted Green Peppers with Merguez, Rice, and Ricotta Salata, Served with a Quick Tomato Salsa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago

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Favorite Things

My favorite olive oil: Ravida, from Menfi, Sicily. Buy it here.


My favorite online gourmet store: Gustiamo.com. Visit it here.

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