A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than tomatoes, pizza and pasta. de’ Medici, Lorenza, Cooking and Cookbooks, Deaths (Obituaries), Italian Food (Cuisine), Italy A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than tomatoes, pizza and pasta. NYT > Business