Alessandra “Ale” Gambini is an L.A.-based Italian Food Ambassador, recipe developer, award-winning host-chef in web series, and cooking instructor. Born and raised in Northern Italy, beautiful Milan, she learned how to cook and love good food from her beloved Grandmother Nonna Fernanda. In March 2013 she started to write her food blog Bread Love And Dreams (they rebranded A Queen in the Kitchen), a blog filled with authentic Italian recipes, easy-to-follow video recipes, and traditional American recipes for Italians. Official contributor for Expo 2015 Milano, Honest Cooking, I Love Italian Food, she also develops recipes for prestigious Italian and International brands. Her web cooking series A Queen in the Kitchen-Estate Italiana has been awarded the prestigious Taste Awards.