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This beautifully illustrated storybook introduces children to the five basic tastes and improves their descriptive terminology by following charming little taste buds on their many trips to the town of Taste. On their trips, the buds visit one by one the home of all the residents of this special town: the castle of Sweetie, the mansion of Salty, the beach hut of Sour and the ecofriendly tree house of Bitter. The buds soon discover that, if they want to have fun in the town of Taste, they should use moderation and balance; they should care about quantity and portions. When Umami arrives to town, the residents of the town of Taste will also learn their lesson. They will learn how to accept someone different and live together in harmony. With a fun approach, Come Visit the Teeny Tiny Town of Taste helps children understand and welcome their capacity to look, smell, taste and touch food with love, curiosity, appreciation and fun. It promotes a positive interest towards food colors, shapes, aromas and flavors, and it introduces the idea of tasting all food groups using a moderate approach. This book also shows children that trying something new or getting to know someone different should be exciting. An accurate appendix provides terminology and information for parents and educators about the human sensory ability.

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"Orietta was born and raised in Rome, Italy. She moved to California in 2008. Orietta is particularly passionate about food, wine and olive oil, and she wants to transfer her knowledge to her new beautiful Country. She focuses on sensory training and advocates approaching food as a professional taster. She believes that by applying to our daily life the awareness that tasters experience during their tastings we could improve our relations to food. By learning how to slow down and take the time to admire shapes and colors, appreciate aromas, anticipate and desire the magic of ""that bite"" we could enjoy food and be naturally healthy. Orietta believes that the way we eat, and not only what we eat, has an influence on how we feel. During her classes, she motivates to forget the dieting ""nonsense"" and retrain the senses. She inspires to look for quality rather than quantity, take the time to enjoy food in terms of pleasure and consider food and wine as an experience, an overall leisure activity to be shared with friends and family. Orietta graduated Summa Cum Laude in Film Studies and has a Masters Summa Cum Laude in Cultural Journalism. She holds a diploma of Sommelier from the Associazione Italiana Sommeliers and she is the Delegate in the greater Sacramento area for the Accademia Italiana della Cucina (Italian Academy of Cuisine). She is a member of the UC Davis Olive Oil Taste Panel and the Mars-UC Davis Chocolate Taste Panel. Orietta is also in the apprentices program at California Olive Oil Council. Orietta created, produced, and hosted several TV shows in Italy and America. Besides leading sensory seminars, tastings and cooking classes (for adults and children), today she is working on her fifth book (to be released in 2015) and she regularly leads food and wine tours in Italy."

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