User:Bellacucina/Bella cucina

Bella Cucina Artful Food - specialty food company

Bella Cucina Artful Food, created in 1994, is known for Mediterranean-inspired award-winning food, made by hand in the traditional artisan manner. Creator and Chef, Alisa Barry, received her culinary training at Tante Marie Culinary School in San Francisco, California.

internship at Alice Water’s Chez Panisse restaurant and head cook at the sister lunchtime bistro, Café Fanny

In 1993, Alisa created Bella Cucina Café in Atlanta, Georgia.

American take on Italian food garnered attention of local food lovers and critics, creating the foundation of what would become the award-winning, nationally recognized specialty food company, Bella Cucina Artful Food. Her customers kept asking to take home her flavorful pestos and pasta sauces, and a specialty food company was born.

Alisa is the author of La Bella Vita: inspiration and recipes from the creator of Bella Cucina Artul Food, and Il Piccolo Libro, both of which have sold a combined total of over 40,000 copies through independent channels of distribution.

In 2007, Alisa was nominated a finalist for the “inspiring Artisan producer” award by the Women Chef’s and Restaurateurs Association, and was awarded a Grande Prize from the Gallo Family of Sonoma as an Outstanding Artisan Producer for her best-selling product, Artichoke Lemon Pesto. Bella Cucina Artful Food continues to receive numerous awards and recognitions within the food industry and from national press.

Alisa’s recipes have been featured on Oprah’s “O” list, as well as Oprah’s national TV show, “Favorite Things”. She has been featured on Food Network’s “Food Finds” and Fine Living television. Editorial features have been highlighted in national publications such as Food & Wine, Country Living, Country Home, Domino, Mary Englebright Home Companion and Forbes Small Business. Newsweek recognized Bella Cucina Artful Food as one of the top 15 artisan producers in the United States.