The Origins
Rita feels very fortunate and blessed to have been born in Italy and to have experienced all the passion of "Vivere Italiano" (living Italian). With the assistance of six older sisters, most of whom were culinary artists, she developed a great passion for good food, good wine, good music, and fashion. For the past six years, she has conducted cooking classes in a little cottage adjacent to her home in Phoenix. "It is always a thrill when students tell me that when they enrolled in my cooking classes, they could not boil water. But by the end of the class, they felt confident enough to cook a meal for their loved ones," Rita says.