Born in Rome, Italy, Anna Carpenter grew up on the island of Capri and attended school in Naples, the birthplace of pizza. Living in Southern Italy ignited her passion for cooking in wood-fired ovens. Anna later moved to an olive farm in Tuscany, where she prepared many meals at the old communal and private wood-burning ovens that are a staple of Italian cooking. Now living in California, Anna is the owner of Los Angeles Ovenworks, a small company that imports handcrafted wood-fired ovens from Italy. You can often find her in her backyard kitchen, baking in her oven and enjoying delicious meals with friends and family.
