EPISODE 370. In this episode, Sabino & Rocco are joined by author, tour guide and Italian food expert, Sophie Minchilli. Sophie is a half-American, half-Italian writer born and raised in Rome, who is known for her storytelling and documentation of the "sweet life" in southern Italy. Tune in to learn Italian food facts, secrets of Rome and how to really live "La Dolce Vita".

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Chapters: 1:00 - Trying New Things in New York 3:00 - Roman Pizza & Octopus Beatings 6:00 - Food in Puglia 8:00 - Four (or 5) Roman Pasta Dishes 10:00 - Disgusting Italian Foods 13:00 - How Foods Were Born 16:00 - Italian Street Cred 18:00 - Discovering the Best of Italy 21:00 - Tourist Traps 24:00 - Different Regions of Italy 28:00 - Italian Content Creators 31:00 - The Sweetness of Doing Nothing Book 32:00 - Seagulls & Rats 34:00 - Suppli/Arancini 36:00 - Pope Talk & Jubilee Rules 39:00 - Ancient Roman History 44:00 - Summers in Italy 47:00 - Solo in Italiano 49:00 - Barese Style 53:00 - Parliamo Bene? 55:00 - Il Re di Roma 58:00 - All Roads Lead to Rome 1:00 - How to Buy the Book