Paola Bacchia, otherwise known as the social media sensation Italy On My Mind, is author of multiple cookbooks on Italian street food and delicacies from the Adriatic coast. She is fascinated by the way that food connects us to memory and place.

From beneath a fig tree in Paola's sunny Melbourne backyard, she share stories of a family life of imported Italian ingredients, the trials and bittersweet joys of an immigration background, and what makes for bloody good food.

Cleopatra's Bling Podcast was produced by Liam Gough. Original music by Cameron Alva.