Maria Desiderata Montana is the publisher of San Diego Food Finds, a top online food guide. She writes restaurant reviews on San Diego’s hottest foodie destinations.  Maria is the author of several successful San Diego food books. Her latest book is San Diego Food Finds Best Local Eats: 2018. Maria’s culinary adventures are paired with a large variety of eye catching full-color professional photos of her favorite dishes. She is experienced at writing San Diego restaurant reviews. She is also well-known for assisting celebrity and high profile chefs with their cookbook projects, and for uncovering the best recipes from their kitchens. She discovers great food finds from the best restaurants in town, specialty stores, coffee shops, artisan bakeries, farmers’ markets, wine and cheese shops, beer shops, ethnic markets and more. You will also find authentic recipes from Maria’s Italian Kitchen. Maria is extensively published in several publications, where she has written a wide variety of food and entertainment stories as well as her own monthly recipe column. She has guest appeared on local radio and TV to share her knowledge of food and cooking.