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Discover Napoli – fundraising lunch

Discover Napoli – fundraising lunch

Photo courtesy of Mondo Mulia We did it yet again. After the fun my sister @squadrilla75 and I had cooking for charity in November, we thought it would only be fair to cook together again.  This time, we’d need to show case our very own home town’s food. Neapolitan food has somehow been fairly popular recently, in the guise of the ‘perfect pizza’ and Napoli has been the food destination of choice of many London food personalities.    Photo courtesy…

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Discover Cilento – it happened again…

Discover Cilento – it happened again…

Discover Series… We did it again. Following on from the success (well, it felt that way) of the fundraising dinner DiscoverAbruzzo, I decided to plan a second event. Same cause (FAI, the Italian heritage trust), same location (our humble abode) but this time, why not enroll the help of fellow Cilento lovers @Squadrilla75 and Chiara, her friend from school and pastry chef? During our summer holidays in Villammare (Cilento), the planning begun.  We shopped for food, we asked our local chefs…

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A meal at Forgotten Feast, FoodCycle

A meal at Forgotten Feast, FoodCycle

FareShare warehouse A few weeks ago Raffaella Baruzzo and I met, when she donated a gorgeous hamper of chocolates to my work raffle we held in support of MCS. As we talked about charitable causes, she mentioned one called FoodCycle. I had not heard of them, but I was familiar with a similar concept, FareShare. Volunteering at their Bermondsey warehouse some time ago, I was shocked to see the amount and the quality of the ‘surplus’ food they receive from…

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#DiscoverAbruzzo – how it all happened…

#DiscoverAbruzzo – how it all happened…

Three years ago, after the devastating earthquake which hit the Abruzzo region killing hundreds and destroying homes and monuments, I got together with some friends to plan a fund raising event. We already had in mind to do something food related, yet, as it often happens, the idea just fizzled out.  Three years later, I find myself a bit of a food freak – I tweet, I eat, I review, I blog, and this made me wonder if I could…

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