ISABELLA MANFREDI

n my mid-20s I was given the opportunity to work in the best Italian restaurant in the country, The Restaurant Manfredi. I was the luckiest young chef around, each service I had the privilege of learning directly from the family; Franca Manfredi and her two talented sons Stefano and Franco. A spirited young Izzi used to bounce in after school heading straight for her beloved Nonna and the family kitchen. I’ve loved feeding Izzi over the years and watching her blossom into an all-out rockstar, mother and, just like