Lauren Birmingham PiscitelliCreator & Owner of Cooking Vacations, Birmimgham Public Relations and Writing Vacations.Author of "It's A Dream Place - Stories & Recipes of Food, Love and the Amalfi Coast."Lauren began her career in communications as a writer and photographer for The Brown Daily Herald at Brown University. She graduated, moved to Paris, and joined the marketing & publicity department at Hasbro Toys, Paris, France. She returned to Boston and created Birmingham Public Relations where she managed media campaigns for Red Sox, Celtic, Patriot & Bruins sports stars, Chefs, Rebook Sports, the Boston Marathon & Bill Rogers Running Center, along with restaurant & theatre openings at the Wilbur, Charles Street Playhouse and more. While Birmingham Associates grew, her passion for food and travel led her to create Cooking Vacations, www.Cooking-Vacations.com, a culinary tour agency with food lover tours and hands-on cooking classes in Italy.She spends time in Italy to create her one-of-a-kind cooking tours with artisan bakers, cheese makers, wine producers, Chefs, and Michelin Star Chefs. She continues to bring new cooking experiences as she travels across Italy meeting chefs, winemakers and food experts as a published writer & photographer writing for Tastes Of Italia Magazine.She is a foodie and loves to cook! Traveling, and discovering new food recipes & trends is a never-ending adventure. Born in the USA, she is an Italian-American who lives in Boston and on the Amalfi Coast in Italy.