Giulia Ferrante
Judging Luxor one loaf of bread at a time
Based in Luxor, near the Souk.
Giulia left a Bologna kitchen and now eats her way through Luxor's ful and ta'meya carts, the spice stalls off the souk, and the rooftop tables at Sofra. She won't put a place in a guide until she's eaten there at least twice.
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