Coming from an Italian family, I have always been surrounded by food. All four of my grandparents come from 4 different towns of Italy, so I have such a huge variety of Italian influences when it comes to food (which is just great might I add). But to this day, I see such a difference in the style of cooking between my Neopolitan and Sicilian Nonne (grandmothers), the same dish and nearly the same ingredients but just prepared differently and with distinctive final products (trust me there is always a bit of rivalry there). I love it and in a way, I think that’s what’s so great about cooking – yes you will always have an “authentic” recipe, but ultimately, everyone will have their own spin on it to make it their own, which is essentially how recipes have developed over centuries.