The Italian American Way.

Hi, I’m Amber!

I have owned and operated Mangia Bella since 2019 (give or take orders for friends and family over the prior years!)

I’ve had a passion for baking and cooking since a young age. I was raised by strong willed Italian-American women and everything we did was centered around meal time.

Baking and cooking for the holidays has always been my favorite tradition. We cook and bake for days, just hoping to make enough to last until Christmas Eve.

When one of my great-grandmothers passed on we inherited her cake decorating set. I stumbled through using it as any eight-year-old would, so, you can imagine the cakes I mushed together.

I remember spending hours on the kitchen floor flipping through the books and wondering why there was a weird barbie doll and white roman pillars in the bag.

In high school and college I worked at a bakery in a local grocery store. I wasn’t hired to decorate cakes, but was allowed to train myself at night as long as all of my other work was completed and I cleaned everything up after. From there, the rest is history.

As my requests grew, I decided to see how far I could take my passion. I went live with an Instagram and Facebook account to showcase my work in 2019 and soon it was time to grow again. I registered and certified my kitchen and business and then set the sky as the limit!

I pride myself on flavorful cakes that wont break the budget. Prices are higher than what you would find at a grocery store, but know that the flavor and quality is going to make up for it. I do not upcharge for weddings. The prices you see will carry over, no matter what type of event you are holding.

I have a lot of experience with keto, gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan baking as well. Feedback from customers all point to nobody really being able to tell the difference. Whatever the diet restriction, I am up for the challenge. Don’t let diets or special food needs make you miserable, you deserve delicious food too!

I read every message and will respond back as soon as I am able. So navigate to the “Contact” Page to get in touch. Make sure to double check that spam box if you don’t hear back within a day or two, but please be patient with me as this is only a side job and I am a one woman show!

Thank you so much for visiting my site!

Amber Thomas