Alba Carbonaro Johnson

Alba has been a cooking instructor for over fifteen years. She teaches regional Mediterranean cooking classes via Zoom and in-person classes at Whole Foods, various colleges and community centers, and privately. She is a food blogger, recipe writer, food tester and editor, and private chef.

Born in Italy and raised in Tunisia, Alba’s passion is to share her multicultural cooking experiences and the art of simplifying technique for her clients. Her recipes are rustic yet vibrant in taste. Alba wrote her first book, La Cucina Semplice, with family recipes she grew up with in Maghreb and Italy.

Alba conducts culinary tours to Umbria/Tuscany Italy and Giverny in France. She has appeared on FOX DC, CBS DC, and PBS Virginia performing live cooking demos.

Alba has a bachelor's degree in international business management, earned certification from the Training in Excellence Program at the Center of Creative Leadership and completed The Professional Personal Chef training.

Alba is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier International, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Slow Food, and Culinary Historians of Washington.

Visit Alba at www.EasyCookingwithAlba.blogspot.com