Authentic pasta that’s good for the soul and not hard on the wallet Victoria is Emilia’s Crafted Pasta’s newest restaurant; its fifth and largest, sitting 70 inside over two floors and 30 outside. Opened in August this year, it appears to be doing very well already. When we went early (6:15 pm) on a Thursday […]
Spagnoletti – Kings Cross
Spagnoletti – London’s Best-Kept Pasta Secret Certain types of restaurants attract broadsheet coverage, while others do not. Spagnoletti, located directly opposite St Pancras and King’s Cross stations, falls into the latter category. Positioned on the ground floor of the quirky and vibrant Megaro Hotel, it mostly draws in passing tourist traffic. However, Spagnoletti exceeds expectations, […]
Pasta Evangelists by Perbellini
Italian pasta bar in Harrods Pasta Evangelists has been selling their popular fresh pasta in Harrods Food Hall since 2018. If you would like someone else, ie someone far more skilled, to cook their food for you, then the adjacent Harrods Dining Hall is the place to go. The man behind the current menu is […]
Notto Covent Garden
Perfect Pasta in Covent Garden In the ever-popular setting of Covent Garden restaurants come and go seemingly daily. I, for one, hope that Notto, the second pasta restaurant from Phil Howard and Julian Dyer, beds in and becomes a fixture. It’s an excellent if not unique, concept to offer a menu which is predominantly fresh […]
NOTTO Pasta Restaurant – Piccadilly
Phil Howard’s NOTTO – an elegant diffusion restaurant for a Michelin-starred chef. At this time of year, I really crave the kind of food you’ll find on the menu at NOTTO, Piccadilly. Fresh pasta with the option of classic or innovative sauces, delicious antipasti and a wine list that will make you feel you are […]
KitchenAid London – Cookery School – Orange and Walnut Rye Biscuits
Baking biscuits, making pasta and more at KitchenAid London: What’s the first thing you do when you get a new kitchen gadget? I confess to being a real gadget-phobe in the kitchen and tend to recreate old favourites for at least the first month of ownership. At that point, as I tire of whatever ‘old […]
Fennel and Smoked Salmon Pasta
Lovely Leftovers – Fennel and Smoked Salmon Pasta: An admission, this was going to be the fennel and smoked salmon salad that Janice posted a while ago. Sorry, Janice. It’s COLD and I need warm comfort food. And there’s not much in the house because I am off to Tuscany tomorrow. In fact, I think […]
Easy Truffled Mac and Cheese
Truffle Mac and Cheese Recipe: This time of year, with heaps of golden leaves on the ground and the smell of damp, mushroomy autumn into winter, brings with it all kinds of culinary scents and flavours. For me, from late October through winter, I crave comfort foods like this easy truffled Mac and Cheese, baked in […]
Pasta Alla Norma
Pasta Alla Norma – Sicily on a Plate: Perhaps this recipe would be better called Spaghetti alla Norma, since that’s the pasta I used. But, this is a classic Sicilian dish with a story. One of the most famous people from Sicily, Vincenzo Bellini was a great composer, particularly of Bel Canto Opera. A signature […]
Venison Sausage Pasta
Venison Sausage Pasta Recipe – a spicy solution to the solo sausage dilemma. Sausages tend to come in packs of 4 or 6. If you are me and cook mostly for yourself or one other person, that can mean three or four days of sausages and chips. Or far too much toad in the hole. […]