An Evening of Feasting with Adriano Cavagnini and Terry Giacomello at Massimo: The Perfect Italian Pair! Well, that could apply to a number of the things happening at Massimo the other night. For starters, before we ever got to eat dinner, a line up of aged Parmigiano Reggiano PDO and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena […]
Steak Recipe – Tagliata Balsamico
A Simple Recipe for Steak – Italian Style Tagliata Balsamico: One of the things I miss about living on the borders of Kennington and Walworth is a good local butcher. Of course I could order a delivery, but I don’t always plan far enough in advance to buy my meat and fresh vegetables that way […]
5-2 Diet Meal Planning and Recipes
More on Planning for 5:2 Diet Fast Days I’m really not good at meal planning. It’s probably because living along, I’m used to catering for myself in a kitchen foraging kind of way. At best it leads to inventive cooking. At worst it’s only me who gets to see and eat what ever I happen […]
Alloro and Parmigiano-Reggiano PDO
An Italian Tradition at Alloro, Mayfair: I’m still living my Italian dream, so I was delighted to be invited to Alloro for dinner. Hidden away halfway along Dover Street, it is an elegant and discrete restaurant that is perhaps not as well known as it deserves to be. The invitation was to celebrate Parmigiano Reggiano, […]
Pasta Arrabiata
The Easiest Pasta Lunch – Pasta Arrabiata: I was sent some pasta from Cook Italian and wanted to see how good it was. In my view, the best way to test the quality of ingredients is to use them to make something very simple. But, the other joy of this recipe is that it forms […]