CIAO! I’M FRANCESCA…

And I am thrilled to share tidbits about my life devoted to food, bits of adventure, and an intentional lifestyle. I am an alum of the Culinary Institute of America where I received my degrees in culinary arts and applied food studies with a concentration in Italian cuisine. I have worked in many facets of the industry with brief stints in restaurants, catering, and private chef work. My passion and recent years of work in food media include food and lifestyle T.V. production. I currently work as a Food Editor for Delish where I develop recipes (American and Italian forward), host on camera recipe videos and edutainment, produce and style viral recipe videos, write features, and more.

Aside from my full time work I love to create content for my buisness CIAO FRANKI LLC and platform, right here. Much of my content is focused on seasonality, my Italian American heritage and love for European culture. I share recipes, Franki x videos taking you on adventures to find the best food and lifestyle tidbits, collabs with brands, Sunday Night Pasta Programming- a social series about my sunday dinner routine, cute props, and everything in between. I also started selling “Ciao Boxes” a concept invigorated by my love for my heritage, pasta culture and Italian Sunday supper. Stay awhile and let me know what you want to see next.

follow me: @cia.franki @francescadzani