I often give homemade chutneys to
Italian friends when I visit, as
I’m proud of our traditional
recipes and know that an English
chutney can pair magnificently with
an Italian cheese. Italians
themselves are not averse to a
condiment or two of their own,
either. But I love bringing the two
strands of our differing cultures
together—and this fig and olive
chutney is a marriage made in
paradiso.