What to Cook an Italian Lover
byWhenever I cook for a boy I’d like to kiss here in Italy I have a minor panic attack I feel very much at…
A Life Romantic
Milano, You Shouldn’t Have
byI’ve just had one of the best weekends of my life. Outside the air is chilly. I’m sitting here on a Monday morning in…
Expat Survival Guide: Part 2
byThe ultimate survival guide for expats living in Rome. Part II.
It’s okay to be a snob. Here’s why.
byThe ugliness is abrasive. Instinctively, I wrap my trench tighter across by chest and stride through customs, as though shielding myself from the sheer…
The Expat Survival Guide
byThe ultimate survival guide for expats living in Rome. Part I.
The art of eating well in Rome
byWhen Italians speak of any destination – be it a city, a village, a beach – the inevitable question “Si mangia bene li’?” (does…
The girl who wanted a fairytale
byOnce upon a time I came on holiday to Italy and fell, like you, madly in love with everything. I thought to myself, this…
You know you’re becoming Italian when…
by… It’s 10.30pm and you’re still deciding where to go for dinner. … It’s May but you’re still wearing stockings and closed shoes and…
In pursuit of pleasure
byThe other night I was invited to a friend’s house for an impromptu dinner. I arrived at his palazzo around 11pm and even waiting…
Why I don’t agree with the Romans
byI’m writing this from a villa in Tuscany, lying beside a swimming pool, still drenched in sunshine at seven in the evening. And as…
So what’s it really like to date an Italian…
by“Where does this myth come from?!” she shrieks, wheeling her bicycle down the cobblestone lane as I walk beside her. “Latin lovers indeed! Ugh!…
Change junkie: the 3 types of expats in Italy
byIf you’ve read my column before, you’re no doubt accustomed to me gushing about Rome. I’m not just filling the page with what I…