Heartbreaks & misadventures
Among other things, your book is a culinary adventure. Why is food such a central theme?
You can’t write a book about Italians without food playing a major role. It is such a fundamental part of the Italian culture. Italians bond over eating – it’s what lifts their spirits. Italian children learn to make pasta watching their parents, and they eat pasta at almost every meal, as a main or a first course. Even the not-so-affluent can afford a great plate of pasta.
When I first became involved with Emilio, my husband, I was amazed that he would start wondering early in
