EP 1086B - Pasta Making in a Castle in Italy

Guest Bio: Dr. Michael Crupain & Silvestro Silvestori

Michael Crupain, MD, MPH is senior vice president, clinical operations, of Sharecare, the leading digital health company that helps people – no matter where they are in their health journey – build a longer, better life by enabling health transformation at the individual, organizational and community level. A board-certified preventive medicine physician whose mission is to make the world a healthier place, Dr. Crupain is a multiple Emmy® Award-winning producer and author of the best-selling book “What to Eat When.”

Dr. Crupain also serves as the medical unit chief of staff at “The Dr. Oz Show,” where he directs the show’s research team in order to shape and ensure the accuracy of content. In addition, he often spearheads show investigations to protect consumers from scams and manages collaborations with outside groups to develop public health campaigns. His responsibilities extend beyond the show itself as he also oversees the creation of multimedia content for multiple platforms including print, web and television.

Silvestro Silvestori, the owner, founder, and director of the awaiting table cookery school, Lecce, Italy has been teaching the food and wine of Puglia and particular- Italy's Salentine peninsula since 2003. in addition to his knowledge of Pugliese food and culture, Silvestro is a nationally-certified sommelier in Italy, and a staff writer for wine & spirits magazine, covering all their Southern Italian food and wine content. he has also appeared on American, Australian, Belgian, British, Chinese, Dutch, and Italian television, and Italy's most respected newspaper called him, ‘a national treasure’, and ‘the anthropologist of the traditional cuisine of the Salento’ for his work in preservation and promotion of Salentine’s food and wine.​