MANHATTAN (CN) - Aldo Bozzi claims celebrity chef Ursula Ferrigno aka Ursula Diane Moore, who appears on TV in Europe, violated copyright by swiping 12 recipes from the "Mezzaluna Cookbook." Bozzi, founder of Mezzaluna restaurant in New York, also sued Running Press Book Publishers and Octopus Publishing Group.
The contested recipes, which include five salads, farfalle, and spaghetti con pomodori al forno, appeared in defendants' book, "Trattoria, a Passion for Italian Food."
Bozzi is represented in Federal Court by Eric Vaughn-Flam.
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