Modern Italian Menu with Neapolitan Pizza On arriving at ALFI, I had a sense of déjà vu: it’s in a unit that once housed a spacious Leon popular with my mum-and-baby friends. Returning 19 years later, my son and I were sampling ALFI’s authentic Neapolitan pizza rather than boxes of meatballs. I read that ALFI’s […]
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana – Soho
In Search of the Perfect Pizza I have been on something of a pizza odyssey recently. Following David Portnoy’s stellar 8.1 score, I joined the summer crowds and queued for forty minutes at Hammersmith’s Crisp W6. Following the trail of rave reviews, I then journeyed to Chiswick’s Napoli on the Road. Both were fantastic, setting […]
Bellillo Italian Restaurant Fulham- Review
Fulham’s Neighbourhood Bit of Naples – Bellillo. I went on a trip to Naples a few years ago to try to locate the best Neapolitan pizza. Sadly I got ill and couldn’t fulfil the mission, but with exciting new pizzerias like Bellillo opening up in London maybe I can save myself the airfare? Bellillo is […]
The Mother of all pizzas comes to Battersea
Via Copenhagen! Mother Restaurant. The original Mother pizza restaurant is based in the trendy meat-packing district of the Danish capital and has, over the past 10 years, obtained quite a bit of a cult following – particularly for their signature sourdough pizzas made with purified seawater. Mother London opened their pizzeria on the banks of […]
Bocconcino Mayfair
An Italian in Mayfair – Bocconcino Review: I was intrigued. In the crowded London restaurant scene, it’s easy to miss openings. I’d never heard of Bocconcino and so when I got a message on social media asking me if I’d like to review I wanted to find out more. It turns out the restaurant has […]
Mozzarella Season at Rossopomodoro Chelsea
Rossopomodoro – a taste of Naples in Chelsea The exterior of Rossopomodoro is an unremarkable restaurant front almost opposite Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. I’ve passed it by many times – I had no reason to believe that it would be different to any other pizzeria in London. Invited to take part in a celebration for […]