The idea of making my way across London to Pentonville Road on an early wintry Sunday evening really did not appeal to me, but we had arranged to meet up a couple of weeks earlier so I did not feel like pulling out. And I am glad I didn’t! Myself and a few fellow bloggers had been invited to try Sicilian owned Vigata pizzeria, a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross station. I admit I had my doubts: Sicily isn’t…
I don’t often have an evening packed of fun stuff in town, but last Wednesday that’s exactly what happened. First I had the pleasure of an aperitif Novikov, a multi-venue recently opened in Mayfair. Despite the Russian name, there is an Italian restaurant on site, a modern Asian restaurant and in the basement, an über cool lounge bar with Italian inspired Aperitivo menu. This is where I headed, in high heels (challenging) to meet up with other food bloggers. Over…
My friend Gina always discovers some of the best spots in London for a good meal and in the last couple of years we have been dining out together to try out some of these spots of good food. Usually, given our heritage, we go for Italian. The latest place we checked out was Tozi, a ‘cicchetti’ (Venetian tapas) restaurant near my old beloved Queen Mother Sport Centre, a few minutes walk from Victoria station. A very bright and open…
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…
A wonderful, winter warmer: buckwheat gnocchi with spinach and cheese