An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
Trying new dishes Before Christmas I attended a fun masterclass with Francesco Mazzei to learn the secrets of fresh pasta making and taste some iconic dishes from the Padana plain. One of these dishes particularly caught my eye (and my…
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Zero waste is everywhere, which is a good thing of course. And as Christmas is yet approaching again, there are already plenty of guides recommending how to have a zero waste Christmas and give presents that have less impact on…
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Yes, yes I should know how to make pasta – but you can always learn more and when the person showing you the ropes is renowned chef Francesco Mazzei, then you know you’re in for a treat. I had already…
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I had been meaning to try out Mere for a while, pretty much in fact since Monica Galetti opened it after leaving her previous post of many years at Le Gavroche. She’s a formidable lady who seems a lovely person…
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Beetroot in a cake? Yes why not! When Oddbox sent me a couple of beetroots in my weekly box, I was not too sure what to do with them. It’s a bit of a faff to handle them due to…
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