Books By Maria Desiderata Montana - Author

Maria Desiderata Montana is the publisher of the award-winning food blog San Diego Food Finds (sandiegofoodfinds.com). She is also a published author, editor, and award-winning freelance food and wine journalist who learned how to cook and appreciate European cuisine from her parents, who were born and raised in Calabria, Italy. Maria is the author of Food Lovers' Guide to San Diego (Globe Pequot Press) and The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe Cookbook. She was also a contributing editor of the award-winning cookbook Flying Pans. She has been a regular contributor to U-T San Diego since 2005, where she has written a variety of food and entertainment stories, as well as her own monthly "Step by Step" recipe series. She loves to cook and create new recipes and strongly believes that eating with family and friends is a celebration of life itself. She lives in San Diego with her husband, John, and their two children, Lucia and Frank.