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.

Follow me on Twitter.

• Chicken alla Cacciatora: Some Thoughts and a Recipe ericademane.com/2018/12/08/chi… via @EricaDeMane. A little funky history, and a good recipe. 2 days ago
• Chicken alla Cacciatora: Some Thoughts and a Recipe ericademane.com/2018/12/08/chi… https://t.co/v3hM6qrHzJ 2 days ago
• Christmas Biscotti with Pistachios and Cardamom ericademane.com/2015/12/21/chr… via @EricaDeMane. Damn Christmas cookies. This is as far as I'll go. 3 days ago
• Old school. Chicken cacciatore. My mom’s included red sweet peppers. I leave them out , instead adding rosemary, ju… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 days ago
• Cauliflower, salame, sun dried tomatoes, marjoram. Stuff I had made beauty. https://t.co/ntK5WtL0WE 6 days 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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