Ezio Fusco publishes third book on food, family and emigration

Dublin author Ezio Fusco has released his third book, a personal account of how food helped an Italian immigrant family stay connected across four generations in Ireland. The book centers on memory, migration and the role of the kitchen in preserving family identity.

Why it matters: - The book turns a family story into a wider meditation on emigration, identity and the habits people carry across borders. - Fusco frames food as a practical and emotional link between generations separated by distance and time. - The release adds a personal voice to broader conversations about immigrant families in Ireland.

What happened: - Dublin-based author Ezio Fusco published The Beauty of Ancient Food in the Dying Light: A Story of Life, Love and Food. - The book is Fusco’s third title. - The book is available now. - Fusco lives in Dublin with his wife, Mary.

The details: - The book follows the Fusco family from their arrival in Dublin from a small valley in Italy. - The story spans four generations in Ireland. - Food serves as the thread connecting grandparents, parents and grandchildren. - The book focuses on what happens inside a family when members are forced to leave home. - It also examines how kitchen traditions can survive migration. - Fusco said the book was written with family teaching and memory at its center. - Fusco said the book began as a record for his grandson, Luca. - Fusco said he wanted Luca to have answers later in life. - The book is written as a personal account of one family’s history rather than a general study of Italian immigration to Ireland.

Between the lines: - Fusco’s comments suggest the book is meant to speak to readers with immigrant backgrounds, not only to his own family. - The emphasis on older readers and younger readers alike points to a cross-generational theme. - Fusco’s long personal history in Dublin gives the book added weight as a lived account rather than distant observation. - His work helping Italian immigrants with visa paperwork in the 1970s likely shaped the book’s focus on separation, bureaucracy and family strain.

What's next: - Fusco said he hopes readers who have left their home country will recognize parts of their own experience in the book. - He also said the themes may resonate with older readers who have raised families. - Fusco’s stated goal is to help families stay strong and carry their history forward. - Readers can access the book through its current availability.

The bottom line: - The Beauty of Ancient Food in the Dying Light uses one family’s migration story to show how food can preserve memory, identity and belonging across generations.