Carol Field - grandmother to Alex Field (2nd grade) - has written about Italy and Italian food since 1972 when she spent three months in Italy working on a film for PBS. In the ensuing years she wrote In Nonna’s Kitchen: Recipes and Traditions from Italy’s Grandmothers, Focaccia: Simple Breads from the Italian Oven, Italy in Small Bites, Celebrating Italy, The Italian Baker, and The Hill Towns of Italy. She has been featured on television cooking with Mario Batali, baking bread with Julia Child, and showing a huge range of Italian breads and pastries with Lorenza de’Medici on her PBS series.