Anthony Cotto | Cucina Tipica and Cucina Romana: A Virtual Author Event

VICA, along with our partner Phoenix Books, is pleased to host a virtual conversation with award-winning author Andrew Cotto! Join us in a celebration of Italian culture through the lens of Cotto’s novels featuring Jacoby Pines, an American expat living in Tuscany. Andrew Cotto is an award-winning novelist and accomplished journalist. He has written extensively for The New York Times, Men's Journal, Parade, Rachael Ray In Season, the Good Men Project, La Cucina Italiana, Italian America magazine, Brooklyn magazine and more. Andrew is the Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Appetito magazine, a digital publication dedicated to Italian cuisine and culture. He is the recipient of the 2025 Giambelli Culinary Award from the Italian Language Foundation. Andrew lives in Brooklyn, NY. About the books: In Cucina Tipica, escaping to Italy was the easy part. Figuring out how to stay forever is where the adventure begins. When disheartened American Jacoby Pines arrives…