Marie Pinto Bialek

🥨 Philly-born and raised
🍕 Bread and pizza baker
❤️ Gnocchi is my love language
🇮🇹 Italian cookie loyalist

I’m Marie Pinto Bialek, the creator of Feeling Foodish. I live just outside Philadelphia and spend as much time as I can at the Jersey Shore in the summer.

My love of cooking started early, in a Philadelphia kitchen full of Italian music, fresh espresso, and something always in the oven. My mom emigrated from Italy, and food was a constant – flour on the counter, neighbors stopping by, recipes scribbled on napkins, and holidays that started prepping days in advance. My dad cooked too (and grew up in the same small village as my mom), and between the two of them, I learned that food isn’t just about what’s on the table – it’s about the people around it and creating traditions and memories together.

The day I finally got that first pizzeria-style pizza right, something clicked, and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.

These days, I mostly share breads, pizzas, Italian cookies, and family favorites—recipes that feel traditional but work in a modern kitchen. Some are simple weeknight staples. Others are baking projects that take patience, time, and maybe a little mess—but they always leave me smiling when they come out of the oven.

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A Few Fun Facts

• Flour obsessed: There’s always dough on the counter—pizza, bread, gnocchi—you name it.
• Sweet spot: Italian rum cake has ruined me for most other cakes (and I’m okay with that).
• Former life: I used to write in healthcare. Now food gets all the love.
• Off the clock: Mahjong, long beach walks, bike rides, warm baths, and audiobooks are my happy place.