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Pasta Evangelists review

Pasta Evangelists review

Pasta mon amour I love pasta, no secret. This blog is entitled to it, and I am from Napoli, where pasta is a staple of pretty much most meals (right, maybe not breakfast). I usually prefer to cook or even make my own pasta, and I feel that is a bit of a waste for me to order pasta in a restaurant because it is such an easy task for me to do at home. There’s so much more to…

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A meal at Via Emilia, Hoxton Square

A meal at Via Emilia, Hoxton Square

Via Emilia comes from an ancient Roman road that still crosses the region connecting the main cities In fact, the menus of Via Emilia, a fairly new restaurant in Hoxton Square, depicts the region itself and such road connecting the various towns from north to south. The region has a number of specialties that made it famous across Italy and beyond from Parmigiano Reggiano to Parma ham, from hand made tagliatelle to mortadella.  Offering just 40 covers, Via Emilia is…

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A recipe – Tagliolini with peas and pancetta

A recipe – Tagliolini with peas and pancetta

A trip down memory lane Like many of my recipes, this is also inspired by memories of old, when I was in Italy and was at home being treated to lovely meals by mum and grandma. I remember eating something similar to this during school years, perhaps it was trendy but a few mums used to make it with a variety of results, but usually always linked to mid week lunches with family and friends. When I was recently asked to…

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Chef’s Table with Danilo Cortellini

Chef’s Table with Danilo Cortellini

Since watching the latest MasterChef the Professional last November and pining for Danilo Cortellini I had been hoping to try his food at some point. In fact, as he is the Head Chef at the Italian Embassy in London, it is privilege of our ambassador to eat his food every day, but kind of difficult for everyone else. When I met Danilo a couple of months back, he mentioned he was planning a series of pop ups and it is at one…

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