Valeria Necchio is an Italian food writer and photographer with roots in the Venetian countryside. She studied at the acclaimed University of Gastronomic Sciences, where she graduated in Food Culture and Communications. Aside from maintaining her own food blog, Life Love Food, she is a cookery columnist for Italy's largest newspaper, Corriere della Sera, as well as a contributor on food and travel topics for international print and online publications. Valeria has a deep knowledge of Italian gastronomic culture and traditions, with a particular focus on her native region, Veneto. She released her first recipe book, Veneto, in June 2017.