Maria Teresa Capdevielle
Born to Italian immigrant parents, Maria Teresa grew up in a home in Abruzzo where food wasn’t just sustenance, it was identity. That early immersion would later be sharpened through formal training at the California Culinary Academy. Over the years, she worked in some of the Bay Area’s most influential kitchens. She teaches Italian cooking and baking classes throughout the East Bay and Sonoma, runs an online bakery, and consults for restaurants and wineries. Her two cookbooks, one dedicated to the pastries of Abruzzo, the other to baking with olive oil, reflect a clear philosophy: tradition is not static; it evolves through sharing.