When I think about Limoncello immediately I find myself in Italy. In particular on the Amalfi coast wandering the side streets, following the fragrance of the beautiful sumptuous lemons that seem to be in baskets out the front of every door or shop front.

From memory there are two types of Limoncello, a sweet liquor in a small, thin bottle that is super sweet, or the turbo charged punch in the mouth digestivo that has you reciting poetry to a fellow tourist. This recipe is like the later, but certainly can be diluted or sipped gently, but here you go……

We discuss the good life in Rome, discovering Sophie’s path to becoming a professional pasta eater, slowing down and enjoying the details of life, how to make the perfect Carbonara, and taking the time to write her book, ‘The Sweetness of Doing Nothing’ that was released earlier in 2021.