About

Nipotina

I’m Emma – a writer, cook, pasta nonna in training, and lifelong lover of nature.

I started making fresh pasta during the pandemic, but have been cooking since I was strong enough to hold a spoon. After graduating from Exeter University with a degree in English and a love for storytelling and mythology, I moved to Aix-en-Provence and worked by the Mediterranean Sea as a nanny.

I later moved to London and worked in tech startups for just short of a decade – spending five of those years in the most glorious and chaotic party house on Brick Lane.

Through it all, particularly in my late twenties, I craved moments of slowness, softness, and connection.

In 2020, I found that pasta making offered all three.

The Sunday ritual of making pasta became an invitation to focus on feeling, prioritise pleasure, and have more moments of human-nature connection – from hunting down wild garlic in the local fruit and veg shop to making a rhubarb tart every year for Galentine's.

In 2026, I followed my heart (and appetite) to Italy.

Today, I live in a beloved red villa deep in the Ligurian mountains, drawing upon local recipes and devotional regenerative practices to steward a nearby plot of land in an olive grove.

Ultimately, Nipotina was birthed from a love for eating with the seasons, a passion for pleasure, and an ancient re-remembering of life’s magic.

She is a love letter to all the women and nonnas that have come before, a bridge between the old and new, and a treasure trove of regional pasta recipes passed down through the generations.

I’m so glad you’re here.