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<p>Courtney holds a degree in journalism and has always loved telling a great story. She works in B2B marketing, but travel writing is where she gets to write for the love of it. She believes life is made of experiences, which is how she ended up elbow-deep in fettuccine dough with her 12-year-old son in a Roman kitchen. She’s already looking for the next trip worth writing about.</p>


Courtney Becker-James

Cooking class participants roll pasta dough at a wooden table in Testaccio, Rome.

Testaccio

Cooking with Nonno in Rome: A Pasta Class in Testaccio