Skye McAlpine: A Table Full of Love

<p>This week, Gilly is Zooming into the&nbsp;17th-century Palazzo home in Venice of <a href="https://skyemcalpinetavola.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skye McAlpine</a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>The daughter of Lord Alistair McAlpine, one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest advisers, Skye grew up in Venice where she now lives with her own family.&nbsp;A classics scholar with a PhD in ancient love poetry, she’s an expert on&nbsp;how Greeks and Romans understood love. And in her latest cook book, <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/table-full-of-love-9781526657350/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Table Full of Love</a>, she writes a culinary love letter to the friends and family whose recipes she’s gathered over time, whisking in memories and a dash of affection. </p><br><p>If the first two books were about Venice and friends and mismatched but beautiful China collected in flea markets, this is a deeper read about memories and feelings in the language of love.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or is it?</p><br><p>Follow Gilly @foodgillysmith on Instagram, and on <a href="https://gillysmith.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack </a>each week for a little Extra Bite from Gilly's guests. &nbsp;Come to Venice with Skye in this week’s post.</p><br><p>If you'd like to learn how to really say something, you can join Gilly's podcasting course at Use the promo code GILLY_4-PROMO</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>