Pea Gnudi
From BBC Food Try this stripped down ravioli recipe by Simon Rimmer – classic gnudi is ravioli without the pasta casing. Ingredients 225g/8oz...
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Did you ever watch the movie ‘Moonstruck’ with Cher? It’s one of my top ten films of all time. Much of the action is set...
Hearty Minestrone Soup
From Whole Foods Market Serves 6 to 8 Packed with vegetables, beans and pasta, this soup is a meal in itself. Serve Hearty Minestrone...
The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and the Young Carlo Scarpa
The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and the Young Carlo Scarpa is a new publication in the series “Le Stanze del Vetro”, a project on Venetian glassmaking...
Diforti – sweet temptations
Here it is again! Seems like the pine needles from last year’s Christmas tree have just been extracted from the carpet, and mince pies are...
Luxardo Maraschino Cherries
There are several popular varieties of cocktail cherry. Most of them are bright enough to read a book by and sticky enough to become the...
The Garden House Restaurant for Lunch
We had visited this delightful and intimate hotel before (read my reviews here). The Garden House is part of the Beaverbrook Estate and the smaller...
Maraschino Luxardo
We all, I am sure, remember our Nan’s cherry brandy on the sideboard at Christmas; and then there is the cherry alcohol one uses...
Garden House Hotel Cookery School – review
The Beaverbrook Estate is a one-stop resort for almost everything, and those everythings will be to a very high standard. The House, the more formal...
The Glass of Ettore Sottsass – art book review
Ettore Sottsass (1917 – 2007) was an Italian architect and designer. His body of work included furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, and strangely, office equipment, which...
Ember Yard for a Sunday Feast – restaurant review
Ember Yard is the fourth restaurant from the celebrated Salt Yard Group. It has an enviable location off Oxford Street. Yes, ‘off’ is preferable to...
Classic Food of Northern Italy – review
Anna Del Conte is, or so says The Times, ‘The queen of Italian cuisine’ and she is certainly an iconic writer. The original edition (1996)...
Afternoon Tea at Savini at Criterion, Piccadilly – restaurant review
Both afternoon tea and The Criterion are icons. The first is quintessentially British; the second a long-standing London destination for fine food, and one which...
Risotto! Risotto! by Valentina Harris – review
Many a cookbook reviewer will start their article with statements of impartiality, even-handedness and cool, professional aloofness. Not me. On this occasion, at least. I...
The Garden House Restaurant, Leatherhead – review
This truly is a ‘garden’ house with the intimate character of a cosy cottage. (Read more about the Garden House here.) It’s part of the...
Savini of Milan – at home in London – restaurant review
Discerning diners in Milan and the great and the good from the rest of the world will know of Savini. It will likely have been...
Salsa Verde from Olive Tree Southampton – recipe
This is a small independent restaurant with a remarkable Head Chef, Todd Higgs. He has daily specials using ‘fresh off the boat’ seafood. See the...
Donna Margherita, Lavender Hill – restaurant review
This classic Italian restaurant is on Lavender Hill. The street’s name comes from the lavender that was once grown in market gardens around here. After...
Olive Tree, Southampton – restaurant review
This was my first visit to Southampton but finding good food wasn’t going to be a challenge: I had a recommendation! A French/Seafood restaurant called...
Mele e Pere – a steak in Soho – restaurant review
Mele e Pere opened in the heart of Soho in February 2012, but that neighbourhood dates back centuries. In the Middle Ages, what is now...