Eat, Cook, Love: How a Girl From Missouri Ended Up in Rome
In Italy, family and food come first and people cook for their pets.
When Elizabeth Minchilli was 12, her parents gave up their life in St. Louis, Missouri, and moved to Rome. So began her love affair with Italy and its cuisine. Today, her blog has thousands of devoted followers. Her latest book, Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City, celebrates la dolce vita.
Speaking from her home in Rome, she recalls a Proustian moment with artichokes, explains why she loves aperitivo time, and describes how her husband won her heart with a tripe sandwich.
That’s a long story. It goes back to my childhood. When I was 12 years old, my parents came to Italy and did the whole Florence, Venice, Rome thing. The only difference was they went
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