Ciao, I’m Kat

Black and white portrait of Kat with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a casual top, facing the camera.

Benvenuti! I’m Katherine Garone.

I had heavy food imprinting from the start, growing up in the U.S. My parents were living the California-avocado & sprouts- lifestyle way before it was cool, and food at home was largely vegetarian.

On the flip-side, my sets of nonni couldn’t be more different. My moms’ side living on a farm along a river in Maryland. My granddad, John, farmed the land and grandmother  Margaret cooked and preserved all the seasonal bounty as it rolled in, the real farm-to-table scenario.

My dads’ side from NYC, first generation Italian-American, loyal to their meatballs in red sauce, lasagne, escarole & cannoli. My grandpa Jim, basically carried a shaker of red pepper flakes in his pocket (just in case). My grandma Liz, instilled the love for Italian food in me. We made everything together and if we weren’t making it, we were talking (endlessly) about food.

The craze never left me. Food was a fascination. So, I dove deeper. I cooked in kitchens from the U.S. to Taiwan to Italy. Hungry for flavor, for understanding, for experience. Though, it was life in Italy, where I really mastered cooking.

I cooked professionally in a sustainable Roman kitchen, hosted endless dinner parties, picked up insider tricks from my Tuscan momma-in-law, joined a community garden, became an olive oil taster, did a master’s degree in Italian gastronomic culture (yes, that actually exists here) and currently, teach university students sustainable food practices & lead food tours (both group with eating europe and privately), all over Rome. Basically, food is my life.

I want to share that passion with you. I’ve got the experiential tips-of-the-trade from my ten years living, exploring, eating, and cooking in Italy.

Come & see what all the fun is about.

Check out our eno-gastronomic tour offerings, both in Rome and Tuscany.

Moreover,

I’ve created an extra special, online cooking course called ‘Cook Confident’.

I built it around my solid foundation of Italian cooking fundamentals, from classic techniques, to the understanding of ingredient & flavor combinations.

I’ve boiled down all this insight into one unique course that can transform your cooking into an uncomplicated, approachable, enjoyable experience. Take a look at what it means to truly ‘Cook Confident’.

Baci xxoo