Samantha Charlton moved to Rome in 1998, and has spent a large part of the last decade living and working in the Eternal City. While living in Rome, she lived in the areas of Ponte Lungo, Piazza Bologna and Trastevere – she also spent two years living in Spoleto, Umbria. Sam has worked as an English and Italian language tutor, translator, administrator, Italian cooking teacher and writer. She is currently living in Dunedin, New Zealand – and gets back to Rome whenever she can!
Italian food is one of Sam's passions. She brought her culinary skills back to New Zealand in 2009, and founded the Gusto! Italian Cooking and Language School.
