

After an arduous long distance love affair with Italy, Jackie picked up and moved to Il Bel Paese in 2013, spending one year in Rome before making Milan her home. Prior to her expat existence, she spent nearly a decade on New York City's restaurant scene, where she did everything from waiting tables to public relations to special events, having worked at NoMad, BeccaPR and B.R. Guest Hospitality. She is one of the founders ofSauce Milan, a food tour company and English-language website dedicated to Milan’s food and beverage culture, and she contributes to Food Republic, Fathom and Swide. She chronicles her expat (mis!)adventures on her blog, Romesick & Loving it.