My Journey Through The World of Food

The enjoyment of a meal is powerful in a myriad of ways, personal, cultural, and spiritual. Food can bring people together. It can nourish us physically and emotionally, delight the senses, and lift the spirits.

Read, Savor & Enjoy.

John wrote the seminal book Food Photography and Styling, two children’s cookbooks, Look Who’s Cooking and The Cookie Cookbook and Cape Cod Chef’s Table, Recipes from Buzzards Bay to Provincetown, Great Italian American Food in New England, History, Traditions & Memories, and his latest book, Great Cape Cod Food Finds. He has been published in Gastronomica, The Journal of Food and Culture, The New York Times, The Boston Globe. Bon Appetite, L’italo-Americano Italian newspaper, The National Italian American Foundation’s Ambassador Magazine and Edible Cape Cod where he won an EDDY for Best use of Recipes in a feature and has been profiled in the Italian publication of ER (Emilia Romagna).

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John F. Carafoli is an international food stylist, consultant, food writer, and author. Carafoli also leads food and music tours to Italy where he gives cooking classes.

Recipes

“One of my passions is developing recipes. Sometimes they are for a client like Hood Milk, for which I developed recipes for Heluva Good Dips and for the cartons of the company’s holiday eggnog. I also worked in New York for Bon Appetit […]

Books

John Carafoli has authored and co-authored 5 books, including “Great Food Finds”, “Great Italian American Food in New England”, and “Cape Cod Chef’s Table”. My first venture into writing books was a collaboration with my then-wife. She was a children’s book […]

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My interest in food and culture inspires me to share my thoughts, colorful photos and recipes, bringing together my experiences, as a professional food stylist, writer and traveler. Like a real Italo-Americano, I focus on seasonal ingredients and unique products to create delicious and vibrant meals for a variety of occasions.