Italian cookbook series

Welcome to SIMPOSIO, an Italian cookbook series of experiential guides to the peninsula. A Cookbook and a travel book, plus culture notes, recipes and beautiful pictures will lead you through the endless heritage of Italy.

Simposio is available both in print and digital on Amazon.
Besides food and travel, SIMPOSIO covers culture, traditions, and stories, to give you an Italian full immersion experience.
These books will allow you to visit and enjoy Italy like never before.
Sit on your sofa, open a bottle of wine, and enjoy a travelogue about everything Italy narrated by a local.
The author, photographer, and publisher is Claudia Rinaldi, an Italian food blogger who lives in Rome and travels the peninsula in search of authentic recipes, old-world stories, and inspiration.

The Red & Orange Simposio

Fall & Christmas

the Southern Summer Simposio

Southern cuisine, Salerno stories, places and traditions, Italian appetizer recipes, aperitivo foods and drinks and all the magic of the summer in Italy.

the Italian Spring Simposio

The Italian Spring Simposio is a travel cookbook from Italy filled with traditional and authentic recipes: desserts, pasta dishes, vegetables, eggs, pizza, and meatballs for your seasonal menus. Plus a collection of rituals, culture bites, and photographs of the...

The Yellow Simposio

This Simposio is a winter Italian cookbook. We will explore winter in Italy through the most delicious winter comfort food recipes, winter traditions, places in Rome, and cultural investigation. A WINTER ITALIAN TRAVEL COOKBOOK: COMFORT FOOD, PASTA, SOUPS, AND...