Press

Sara in Weave magazine

Some of the press mentions I’ve received, often related to my involvement in the activities below.

Contact me if you’d like an interview for your next article.

Sometimes noted as:

a freelance photographer
an author of several books
a food and travel expert at Ms. Adventures in Italy
a technology maven and entrepreneur writing technical how-tos and information for growing a business at When I Have Time
focused on healthy living at Food Blogger on a Diet
founder and co-host of the Eye on Italy podcast
creator and co-host of World Nutella Day
and a founding team member and organizer for the Girl Geek Dinners in Italy, Milan from 2008-2011

Press for Sara Rosso

“5 Minutes with Sara Rosso” – WordPress.com News, April 8, 2013.
“Yahoo Eliminates Work-From-Home Option, Sparks Intense Debate on Twitter” — Mashable.com, February 25, 2013. Also appeared on FOX News Channel 2, Bay Area. [web and television]
“Automattic: hét voorbeeld van de ‘distributed workforce’. Interview met Sara Rosso“ (interview about distributed workforce in Belgian) — Belgian Cowboys, January 30, 2013.
“Inside Automattic, The Company Behind WordPress” — DailyTekk, January 10, 2013.
“Milan: Elan” — The Financial Times, November 23, 2012. [print and web]
“Food Lover’s Guide to Milan” — Stylist magazine, November 13, 2012. [print and web]
“The Rise of Women in Italy” — Stylist magazine, November 13, 2012. [print and web]
“Freelancers need to be more than a photographer” — Interview on Photopreneur, August 23, 2012.
“How to make Basilcello” —BlogHer.com, August 6, 2012.
“Eating, drinking and ordering like a local” — CNN’s Eatocracy, June 11, 2012.
“Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg skips tip on Italy honeymoon, reports say” — LA Times, May 30, 2012.
“How to eat: pizza” — The Guardian, May 23, 2012.
Mother’s Day Celebrations in Italy and America — La Gazzetta Italiana (Cleveland, US), May 2012. [print article]
“Un caffé per favore!” — Trendtablet, FoodFuture, May 2012.
eBook Cover Design Awards, Non-Fiction Winner — The Book Designer, January 2012
“Creative Commons Licenses” — La3 Television, Smart&App, July 2011. [video and blog post in Italian]
“Zwischen den zeilen…pixel” in Weave magazine (Germany), June/July 2011. [print article in German about ebooks with regard to interactive design, conception, and development]
“Socially Important People” — Glamour magazine (Italy), February 2011. [print article in Italian, about using social networks and personal branding]
“Intervista a Sara Rosso” — Girl Geek Life – November 25, 2010. [in Italian, about networking, working remotely, and WordPress]
“iPad sì, ma non sostituisce il portatile” — Wired.it, May 28, 2010. [in Italian, talking about the iPad]
“Negotiating a Raise in Today’s Economy“ — Project Management Institute, March 15, 2010.
Io Reporter — Sky News 24, February 27, 2010. [video in Italian, talking about technology in Italy, blogging, and the Girl Geek Dinners]
Girl Geek Dinners – Neapolis — RAI / Radiotelevisione Italiana (Italian national television), October 19, 2009. [video in Italian, talking about the Girl Geek Dinners in Italy]
“In Milan, the Best Meal Deal in Italy?” — New York Times.com – Frugal Traveler, March 24, 2009.
“Fans Spread Nutella Buzz” — Brandweek magazine, March 14, 2009.
“Nutty for Nutella” — LATimes.com, 11 February 2009. Syndicated nationally.
“There’s no need to give up peanut butter” — The Flint Journal, Feb 24, 2009.
“Happy World Nutella Day” — LATimes.com 5 February, 2009.
“Girl Geek Dinners” — a service by La3 television, December 2008. [video in Italian]
“Milano, Illinois. La notte elettorale degli americani d’Italia” (Election night coverage) — Panorama.it Blog, November 2008 [article and video in Italian]
“Suffragette Nella Rete” — Io Donna magazine (Corriere della Sera), 11 October 2008 [print article in Italian, talking about women and the Internet]
Interview with technologist and author David Weinberger for Intruders.TV (removed when Intruders.tv ceased operations in Italy)
“Il Club Delle Geek Girl” — Vanity Fair (Italy), July 9, 2008 [print article in Italian, speaking about the Girl Geek Dinners]
Interview with co-founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg for Intruders.TV (on English, Italy and UK sites)
“Tecnologia al Femminile“ — Scenari, RaiNews24, March 8, 2008 [video in Italian, speaking about ebooks]
“La cena delle geek” — Glamour magazine (Italy), May 2008 [print article in Italian, about the Girl Geek Dinners, and my favorite gadgets]
“www.un’estategeek” — Glamour magazine (Italy), May 2007 [print article in Italian, about my favorite online tool sites]
“Tutte casa, lavoro e rete. Le geek girls sono tra noi” — Grazia magazine, April 2007 [print article in Italian]

Press for Ms. Adventures in Italy

BlogHer.com: Featured Blogger in Food & Drink (April 2011). 14 Days of Chocolate: Day 1 – Ms. Adventures in Italy’s Nutella Mascarpone Chocolate Cream Tarts (February 2011)

Flickr Blog (German edition) : Your best picture 2009: Sweet temptations – my photo of Chocolate Brownie Cake with Homemade Caramel and Pistachios was featured.

On Serious Eats: Ms. Adventures in India, Tour of a Pugliese Bakery, How to Eat Fresh Sea Urchin, Photo of the Day: Italian Gelato in a Brioche, Photo of the Day: Army of Orecchiette, Photo of the Day: Caramel Macaron from Ladurée, Photo of the Day: Pear and Nutella for World Nutella Day

DMBLGIT Winner – Does My Blog Look Good in This? Aesthetics – August 2007 for Marocchino (How to Order an Italian Coffee in Italy), Originality winner – July 2007 for Watermelon Sorbetto Granita, Honorable Mention: Use of color – April 2007 for How to Make Hot Pepper Chili Oil

Press for Girl Geek Dinners Milano, Italia

Founding team member, organizer, and main sponsorship coordinator from 2008-2011 for the Girl Geek Dinners Milano, a total of 13 dinners and worked with brands Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Kodak, Ogilvy, Dada, Moleskine, and Fiat.
There is a list of all the press from 2008 – 2011 written about the Girl Geek Dinners in Milan while I was an organizer

Press for World Nutella Day

Creator in 2007, and co-host (present). Official website: www.nutelladay.com
Press coverage for World Nutella Day here.