AN INTERVIEW WITH STEFANIA TAGLIAVA

Which part of the world do you come from chef?

I come from an island, from Sicily, I was born in Palermo.

How did you get acquainted with the sea?

The first memories I have as a child are of the sea. I grew up with my feet in the water, I can remember spending long summer afternoons on my haunches trying to catch crabs or simply watching fish with an underwater mask on my face. To me, a Sicilian woman, the horizon is made up of a sea line.

Schooling?

After graduating from high school I began to study political science at university. I completed the course and prepared my graduation thesis but I did not see it through so it was as if I had dropped out at the last moment to take advantage of an unexpected and rare opportunity which meant travelling