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.

We are not the first and we will not be the last. The magnetic forces of Italy are powerful luring us from the comfort of our own homes and countries to dream, to ponder, to move, to see and to experience a culture that shows us a beautiful way to live.

It is a sensual life that is deeply layered. Many of us would like a taste of it, a few weeks, a few months, perhaps a lifetime. Italy is a beacon, a radiant beauty that has many of us within its grasp…..