Aperitivo in London at Luca: I really love Italy; the country, the history, the people, the fashion, the culture, and not least the food and drink. One very civilised custom in particular that I am partial to, originating from the northern parts of Italy, is that of ‘aperitivo’. A great way to meet up with […]
Bocconcino Mayfair Review
Bocconcino Revisited – Mayfair Italian Restaurant: The last time I visited Bocconcino Italian Restaurant to review it had only just opened. I was impressed – in an area packed with apparently beautiful restaurants that don’t always deliver food warranting the exhorbitant price tag, Bocconcino was an unexpected delight. We feasted. The Italian restaurant delivered an […]
Ardiciocca Trattoria – Gluten Free Dining in Fulham
Gluten Free Artichokes in Fulham at Ardiciocca: We are already big fans of Roberto Costa’s Macellaio RC restaurants – amazing Italian steak houses serving Fassona beef – a naturally lean soft meat from an Italian breed of cattle found in Piedmont. Now RC have opened their fifth London restaurant, Ardiciocca, in Fulham. The name, artichoke in […]
Theo’s Simple Italian Summer Menu and Tuscan Wines
Italian Food and Wine at Theo’s Simple Italian: It was obvious I’d accept an invitation to Theo’s Simple Italian in Kensington. Apart from being just a stone’s throw from my lold home in West Brompton, like many of my food-loving friends, I have my own list of favourite chefs: Nathan Outlaw, Ed Baines, Cherish Finden […]
Celebrate Valentine’s Day Italian Style #Giveaway
Valentine’s Giveaway from Nife Is Life: They say Italians make the best lovers. From ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’ the English perception of Italians is one peppered with romance; dark, elegant men, lithe women with long lashes and velvet skin. Lo Stile Italiano is passionate and sensual. As if to reinforce that, […]