Tag Archives: food

Things my Sicilian boyfriend and I fight about

Well, all right, not fight about. But they definitely baffle us. Welcome to the heady world of the cross-cultural relationship. Item one: food He’s Italian; I’m English. You may be chuckling right now, thinking that you’ve already guessed what the problem … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on February 20, 2015

Posted in Eating Like a Maniac, Italy Blogging Roundtable, Living Like a Maniac | Tagged culture, england, food, language, layers, sicily | 23 Comments

The Trifle Challenge

(Audio version) Once upon a time, back in the late 70s/early 80s, there was a little girl. This little girl had white-blonde hair, a mind of her own and a voracious appetite. She’d tried curry before she was a year … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on October 1, 2012

Posted in Living Like a Maniac | Tagged food, trifle | 3 Comments

Italish

Lizzy is mid-sentence when she takes in a sharp breath and stops talking. Her voice lowers. “Too loud,” she mutters, succinctly, nodding towards the two women behind Ali and me. “We’re being *commented* on.” Shortly thereafter the two women pick … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on July 25, 2012

Posted in Eating Like a Maniac, Living Like a Maniac | Tagged england, food, italian | 2 Comments

Beer and gelato

You have to try the chips – they’re amazing! Linda’s not joking. Even though I hadn’t accounted for the difference between English and American chips, and was therefore expecting something chunkier, the thin-sliced, so-fresh-they’re-still-hot crisps that arrive are delicious. Dipped … Continue reading →

by Kate Bailward Posted on May 20, 2012

Posted in Eating Like a Maniac, Living Like a Maniac | Tagged drink, food, Italy, rome | 4 Comments

Vizzini sagra di ricotta in pictures (part 2)

And now we get to the meat of it. Well, cheese. And meat. Cheese and meat. Mmmm … A lactose-intolerant’s nightmare. This woman was at the stall for a good half-hour, tasting different cheeses and amassing an enormous pile of … Continue reading →