Michele Di'Bartolo was born and raised in Brisbane. After spending time in both Sicily and London, she has now returned to Brisbane where she works as a lawyer.The Sicilian Kitchen is her first book and was shortlisted for the Manuscript Award in the 2006, Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards.
Also, the following are recent developments:
-The Sicilian Kitchen has won First Best Cookbook in Australia in the International Gourmand Awards; and
-Allen & Unwin have published Michele's short story, Bread and Lemons in a book entitled Grandma Magic to be released in April 2009.
