Jun 13, 2019Paccheri allo Sgombro; or, ‘Mate, Aren’t You a Vegetarian?’ Last summer, Giulia’s mum, Rosa, invited us both on holiday to Ventotene, an island off the Italian coast between Rome and Naples....
Jun 9, 2019Pisarei e Fasò; or, 'MS Club Azzurre'For one reason or another – Giulia’s research, in Modena, and my irresistible love of a holiday – we found ourselves staying for a week...
Jun 9, 2019Cacio e Pepe; or, ‘An Unforgivable Crime’.The recent years of my life have brought me a greater sense of what it means to eat well. A sense of why people might cook food and enjoy...
Jun 8, 2019Pasta alla Norma; or, 'You'll End Up Italian, Charlie'.A few years ago, I was sat with an Italian woman in a pub. On the suggestion of someone else who was with us, we were discussing our...