Born into a Southern Italian family that had already been making pasta and wine for many generations, Nadia Caterina Munno has used her love for authentic Italian cooking to create a multimedia empire.
Among the many wonderful and beautiful things that define Italy is its food — specifically, pasta. Its origins in the country date back to when traders from the Arab world brought dried noodles to Sicily in the 8th and 9th centuries. By the 18th century, pasta was a staple in Southern Italy thanks to the widespread availability of affordable wheat.