Stuzzico in London’s village – restaurant review
Talk about London and it’s likely a conversation about financial hubs (yes, even now after Brexit), the bustle of Oxford Street, the draw of Theatreland...
Italian Chowder with Cod and Kale
From Whole Foods Market Serves 4 Here’s a satisfying family recipe incorporating seafood into your Health Starts Here™ lifestyle. It’s made with just enough...
Forty Dean Street, Soho – restaurant review
Dean Street is in the heart of Soho, central London. It runs from Oxford Street south to Shaftesbury Avenue and has a long and colourful...
Mele e Pere, Soho – restaurant review
Mele e Pere is a little cracker of a restaurant and I am almost reluctant to publicise it any further for fear that the prices...
Veal Piccata
From Stop and Shop Ingredients 1 lb veal scaloppine 2 Tbsp of flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp paprika 1/8 tsp ground white pepper...
Italian Meatloaf
From Stop and Shop Ingredients 1 egg, well beaten 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce with Italian herbs, divided 1 cup finely chopped onion 1/2...
One Canada Square for Saturday Brunch – restaurant review
Let’s be honest: most of us love the adrenalin-inducing frantic pace of London life. We are perhaps lucky if we can grab a plastic sandwich...
One Canada Square Restaurant, Canary Wharf – review
Summer in London is a fleeting affair but we make the best of it. We seek sun traps, an impressive view, and even a vantage...
The Food and Cooking of Venice and the North-East of Italy – review
Valentina Harris, author of The Food and Cooking of Venice and the North-East of Italy, has long been the UK’s Italian culinary authority of choice. She...
Primo Italian Restaurant, Soho – review
It’s a new Italian restaurant but even though the gloss has not yet worn from the green upholstery I have the sense that Primo has...
House of Roxy, Putney – restaurant review
Putney has been a bit of a culinary wasteland, with a couple of exceptions – Ma Goa for Indian, for instance. But now it has...
Raffles Hotel – Raffles Courtyard for a taste of Italy – restaurant review
Tell anyone that you have just returned from Singapore and the question on their lips is bound to be ‘Did you visit Raffles?’ They don’t...
Let’s Cook Italian by Gennaro Contaldo – review
We want comforting food. It’s cold and wintery and the economic climate isn’t that hot either. It’s time to get back to those old-fashioned values....
Valentina Harris – interview
One would think that Valentina Harris is the quintessential English lady, well-spoken with Home Counties proper accent; but there is something else. Turn the sound...
The Art of Pasta by Lucio Galletto and David Dale – review
Grub Street is a favourite cookbook publisher. They have kept the spirits of both Jane Grigson and Elisabeth David alive with new editions of their...
The Silver Spoon Cookbook New Edition – review
The Silver Spoon Cookbook story has lasted for 60 years and it continues with this latest and largest edition. It still has a battery of...
Tuscany – travel and cookbook review
Tuscany is a region in the north-west of Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million...
Rustic Italian by Domenica Marchetti – review
This is a chunky well-proportioned volume which does indeed focus on rustic Italian food, although good Italian food is mostly rustic anyway. All those classic...
Zizzi Twickenham – restaurant review
So what’s the draw of Twickenham? It’s got a riverfront – undeveloped for decades for some inexplicable reason. Its high street offers a selection of...
Carluccio’s Richmond for Dinner – restaurant review
I have had a coffee at Carluccio’s a time or two. Its branches are all bright with a contemporary Mediterranean air. Cool blue and turquoise,...