Group Leader Martin Jones

MANGIAMO
Conversational Italian Lunch Group
Meads and Seaford u3a joint group - Alfriston-based
Meets once a month in members’ homes* (12.00 - 14.00-ish)

Members contribute £3 per session for meal ingredients

Mangiamo is for people who both already know Italian reasonably well and can speak it,
but who also love preparing, cooking and eating Italian food. We meet once a month for
an open and friendly two-hour lunchtime session in members’ homes in which everyone
gets the chance to put their Italian into practice while together preparing, cooking and
eating an Italian ‘primo piatto’. The homes are currently in Alfriston, Seaford and Meads.
We rotate between members’ homes once a month, date agreed ad hoc.

Much of our language use at the start of a session is centred on what we’re actually
attempting in the kitchen. But equally, Mangiamo is also simply an archetypal Italian
meal: good food, good conversation and good humour while sitting around the table for
a meal. The host gets to choose the recipe, but everyone can help with preparation, even
if it’s just ‘apparecchiando’’. Max. 6 - 8 people per session.

• Note that it’s not essential for every member of the group to have a home suitable for
  hosting a Mangiamo session.