About

Mum and Dad with Tom and Alice

When I was a child, I never really paid much attention to all the “wog stuff” that my Italian parents would do. From cheesy pastries in the kitchen to eggplants that grow on trees, it was always slightly too ethnic for the urban-chic image I was going for at the time.

How things change. Last month I became a dad to two gorgeous twins, Tom and Alice. And all of a sudden I found myself craving more information about my heritage so that I could teach it to them. I find myself talking Italian more (mia principessa!) and eating more of mum’s giardiniera (pickled vegetables). Then I realised no matter how hard I might try, there would be no better teacher than my own Mum and Dad.

This site aims to bridge the lives of my parents in their 70s with my children, not yet 2 months old. It’s an Italian Masterclass for them, as taught by their grandparents.

And so, the class bell has just rung. Students, ‘fate attenzione’!

Adrian (July 2011)

One Response to “About”

  1. Chris's avatar
    Chris 9 June, 2012 at 8:44 am #

    Thanks you so much for sharing this , I so wish I was Italian but alas I am a skip. Not to worry I will try to keep the tradition going. Looking forward to more lessons of Italian recipes and preserving so people like me can become caretakers of an Italian tradition

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