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"I knew how to make pasta, before speaking"

Annapaola, Valerio, Lavinia, Leonardo e Francesca in studio

Annapaola, Valerio, Lavinia, Leonardo e Francesca in studio Source: SBS Italian

Every day the blogger and chef Annapaola D’Alessio prepares fresh pasta with her children, Leonardo and Lavinia, to remind them of Italian history and their origins.


The life of chef and blogger Annapaola D'Alessio has always been divided between art and cuisine. Originally from Soriano nel Cimino, Lazio, she used to prepare fresh pasta with her grandmother even before she started talking. 

La vita della chef e blogger Annapaola D'Alessio si divide tra l’arte e la cucina. Originaria di Soriano nel Cimino, nel Lazio, dove preparava pasta fresca con la nonna ancora prima di iniziare a parlare, Annapaola oggi vive a Melbourne.

Using flour, oil and eggs, she reminds her children, Laonardo and Lavinia, of their Italian origins every day amking fresh pasta and using cuisine as a means of transmitting them memory and identity.


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