Nicholas Coletto

Author #1: Nicholas J Coletto

Nick is the primary writer for the Wine and Dine 1-2-3 team. He was born into an immigrant Italian family where home cooking was the only way. Each September, he and his family would turn bushels of tomatoes into jarred whole tomatoes, sauce and paste.

Nick spent 30 years in the New York school system; first, as a teacher and then as a principal. After retiring, Nick combined his experience with education and his passion for food and wine, and began to offer seminars on food and wine pairings.

Nick prides himself in his ability to select wines that compliment various foods, never being confined by the white with this dish and the red with that dish mentality. Constant encouragement of people attending his seminars, lead him to write Wine and Dine 1-2-3.

Author #2: Joseph Coletto

Joe Coletto has over 30 years of experience in the food and hospitality industry. Having worked for some of the leading restaurant companies in the country, holding positions in everything from a chef, to kitchen manager, to restaurant manager, to general manager, to executive chef, to culinary area director; and having been a proprietor of a very successful family owned restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida, his passion for food and drink is limitless.

Author #3: Joseph Kudla

He is considered an international wine expert and has visited over 100 vineyards in the US and Europe over the past 4 years. He now manages a wine consulting team and teaches wine tasting classes. His love of food, cooking and of wine has enabled him to contribute much to the wine/food pairing portions of the book. He now lives in Lake Worth and works in Boca Raton, Florida.