What does an Italian mom and cookbook author really make for dinner? Tuscan chef and food writer, Giulia Scarpaleggia, joins us from her countryside home to talk about seasonal cooking, her refreshing approach to “picky” eating, frozen veggie hacks, and family food rituals. We chat about her upbringing, debunk Italian food myths, and learn how she balances motherhood, business, and tradition—one simple dinner at a time.

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• Cookbooks: Cucina Povera and From the Markets of Tuscany // View all on Amazon
• Food blog: Jul’s Kitchen has over 700 recipes and information about her hands-on cooking classes in her home in Tuscany
• Substack newsletter: Letters From Tuscany includes delicious, authentic recipes that work and beautiful stories
• Instagram: @julskitchen

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Credits

• Produced: Dinner Last Night & REP Studio
• Edited: REP Studio
• Music by: ⁣Emerson ‘Longstory’ Bartlett, lyricist/songwriter/philosophizer
• Saxophone: Drew Martin