is a full time Associate Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes at the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo. Her research activities are primarily focused on the analysis of food as factor of cultural identification and social differentiation and as a possible driver of cultural integration and social inclusion. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between participatory media, social networks, and changing patterns of taste, food-related practices, with reference to the sphere of eating out and restaurant reviews.