Originally from California, Amy Gulick studied English Literature & Composition and Italian Studies before moving to Italy in 2002.  Based in Florence, Amy currently works as a freelance translator and English teacher. On her blog, The Bittersweet Gourmet, she writes about Italian feast day traditions, forgotten foodways and folklore, and food-related trends and issues. Amy researches recipes and local food culture wherever she travels, from Tuscany, Provence and Cornwall to her native Northern California, always eager to meet and talk with cooks, restaurateurs, farmers and producers.