An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
Memories One of the most vivid dishes I remember from when I was really young was something my grand ma used to make, amongst other (many) delicious things. I remember staying over in her beautiful home, full of really old…
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A tradition As I come from Napoli, one of the ‘street food’ items that I most love is arancini, rice balls. We call them arancini in Napoli, in other parts of Italy they change gender and become arancine, and have…
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Prima Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo Monday 21 November saw the launch in 105 countries of the first ever Italian Cuisine week, coordinated by Farnesina and organised in each country via the local Embassy. The London Embassy has coordinated…
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No mystery here that one of my favourite chefs is Danilo Cortellini, head chef at the Italian Embassy in London, whom I have had the chance to meet on a few occasions and whom I admire not only for his…
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A dish that brings back memories of home.. As a southern Italian, I grew up eating plenty of vegetable dishes using locally grown aubergines, peppers and courgettes. One of the dishes which recently I have often recreated in our London…
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