Giuliano Hazan is the author of the bestselling cookbook The Classic Pasta Cookbook, which was nominated for a James Beard Award in 1994. He has had the best of all possible teachers: his mother, Marcella, doyenne of classic Italian cooking and bestselling author of five cookbooks. He works as a consultant for many Italian restaurants and teaches Italian cooking at cooking schools throughout North America, South America, and Italy. He lives in Sarasota, Florida, with his wife and young daughter.