A walk in the neighbourhood where my cooking school/Italian catering is located: the Hoofddorppleinbuurt in Amsterdam Zuid, with my favourite shops. 🙂
About Nicoletta Tavella
NEDERLANDS: Hoi, ik ben Nicoletta, geboren en getogen in Italië. In woon al lang in Nederland en heb eerst als tolk/vertaler gewerkt. In 2000 begon ik kookles te geven aan de Volksuniversiteit, als hobby. In 2002 liep de hobby flink uit de hand en startte ik mijn Italiaanse kookschool in Amsterdam, La Cucina del Sole. Intussen ben ik sommelier geworden en heb ik 3 kookboeken geschreven. Een daarvan ("Cucina di casa mia") is "3rd Best Italian Cookbook in the World" geworden in Parijs, tijdens de Gourmand Cookbook Awards in 2012. Koken en schrijven over eten zijn twee van mijn grote passies. Verder hou ik van lezen, reizen, tangodansen, quality time met vrienden en familie en Tarotkaarten leggen.
Ciao!
ENGLISH: Hi, I'm Nicoletta, born and raised in Italy. I've been living in The Netherlands for a long time and I started my career working as a translator/interpreter. In 2000 I started teaching Italian cooking at the Volksuniversiteit, as a hobby. In 2002 the hobby became my job and I opened my Italian cooking school in Amsterdam, La Cucina del Sole. In the meantime I've become a certified sommelier and I have written 3 cookbooks. One of them ("Cucina di casa mia") won "3rd Best Italian Cookbook in the World" in Paris during the Gourmand Cookbook Awards in 2012. Cooking and writing about food are two of my big passions. I also enjoy reading, travelling, Tango dancing, being with my family and friends and reading the Tarot.