Davita and Tom Miller, owners of Bulle in Fresno, California. Written by Sarah Campise Hallier ~ Photography by Patty Schmidt For decades, Fresno has been the punchline. It’s the city mentioned in Airplane! as a place no one wants to land, and comedic fodder in late night monologues about farmland and fog. California’s central valley is often described as a pass-through city, somewhere you drive acro
By Sarah Campise Hallier Photography by Patty Schmidt & Atlantis Paradise Island / Paranza Originally published in Appetito Magazine March 7, 2026 Next week, Atlantis Paradise Island becomes one of the Caribbean’s most vibrant culinary stages. For several days each year, chefs from around the world gather across the sprawling resort for the Nassau Paradise Island Wine & Food Festival , cooking for guests who travel specifically for the chance to experience their food up clo
By Sarah Campise Hallier Photography by Patty Schmidt Originally published in Appetito Magazine February 1, 2026 Elena Corsini Mastro is hard to miss. As we arrived for our long-anticipated interview, bulky camera case in hand and nervous smiles on our faces, we were stopped in our tracks by her poise. We walked into the tail end of a meeting between Elena and a small group of cheerful ladies, thrilled to plan an upcoming shower at the restaurant. Their family has been dini
