About Appetibilis

Nice to meet you!

Appetibilis, from the Latin appetere, means desirable. The core meaning is “to strive after, long for, desire, seek eagerly.” A word that entered English as appetible, defined as “desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.”

Visual & Words on Food & Travel by ockstyle @ appetibilis.net

appetibilis.net is… the result of a collaborative effort of a group of friends (from Italy) passionate about Italian Cooking, Food & Life, and everything in between. We are a small team of talents with a wide range of skills and experience. At Appetibilis we love to travel, write and photograph; also cook, eat, drink and be merry… Not necessarily in that order.

And here we are, from the left:

◦ Simona Scarone
◦ Orsola Ciriello Kogan
◦ Rosangela Giannoccaro

It’s about People, Places & Life – “We are on a journey of discovery, recovery and narration – in visual and words – of flavors, culture and stories in search of an author…”

Truth to be told, it’s a constant work in progress!

Appetibilis Story

That's me: ockstyle gourmet traveler+ (collage)

That’s me, Orsola Ciriello Kogan, (aka OCKstyle), La Gourmet Traveler+ & Visual Storyteller: the founder of Appetibilis.

Professionally, I’ve spent years moving between the camera and the kitchen — first as a photographer (my first love), then as a commis chef and pastry chef; later as a food stylist and blogger — while cooking up stories in Italian, English, French and Russian.

Through it all, two things have stayed at the top of my list: keep travelling, and savour every last bit of it along the way. As well as: following the trail of regional and traditional dishes by sitting with locals, visiting countries to soak up their ways of cooking and cultures. Framing every moment with my beloved vintage Hasselblad 500C — plus a couple of digital gadgets when the film runs out. [More here]

About Appetibilis

At the beginning, I didn’t have a clear picture of how I wanted it to be, I just knew that it had to be appetizing, hence appetibilis.

The idea of the blog sparked a while ago (sometime 2005), while working as commis pastry chef in Paris, when I created the first draft, on the spur of the moment. It had another name, thought: I started with Food Meditations.

The Muse sparked in one of those instances when you feel the need to do something new, because your lifestyle requires a change — be it for health reasons and / or ethical choices — you can’t find the info you’re looking for and the blog appears to be a good solution to journal about your quest of discovery.