Tuna, tuna, tuna.
I am 4, sitting at a long pine table the colour of petrified tree sap. There are ’s kids everywhere in a dazzling array of technicolour nylon armour, dungarees, vest tops, water paint stained jeans and socks that slip down the ankle to give the impression...
Saturday Kitchen… Caponata and Vegan Lamb!
I’ve always thought Italian food had that same capacity for lawlessness and personal interpretation as Rock and Roll does with music. Like Rock and Roll, as long as you stick within a very loose, slightly un-codified frame work, it’s hard to make any...
A Caponata for all seasons
Caponata , aptly nicknamed “A Hungry Mans Dream”, is quite possibly one of the best meals you can make if you are a body toning nut job who doesn’t want to compromise on the flavour and morale that is usually associated with “Health” food. Its very simply...
Consigliere
So how does an Irish Catholic, a lover of Italy, Italian wine and Italian food, who is a solicitor representing most of the Italian community of Chesterfield become known as "Consigliere " !! Trust me I am honest and have never personally had anyone...
Mais Corvino, from 40 seeds to 1.3m plants.
Entrepreneur and passionate farmer Carlo Maria Recchia - born in 1993 - is a very young entrepreneur who built his fortune from an ancient passion, love for the land and for agriculture, which led him to be the first and only producer and...
Joe Hurd – A nostalgic look on my love affair with Stracchino
The Thomas Cook middle England “Pilgrimage of The Sun” route I never did holiday romances growing up, not in the conventional sense, but the closest I got was a story that makes Heathcliff and Cathy look like Alex Reid and Jordan. When Calabria started...
New wardrobe or Maletti Salumi? What would you choose…
Exciting new products from Salumeria Maletti A story of great tasting salami recipes that date back over a hundred and fifty years. Maletti Salumeria was born in Casinalbo, in the suburbs of Modena, towards the end of the 19th century, from a small kitchen...
Have you discovered the taste of real tomato?
An Italian love story... All love stories begin in the same way, firstly you have to meet each other and this is exactly what happened with the Torpedino. The Di Vito’s family business has always been in tomato production and when everyone thought it was...
Verdicchio by Stefano Antonucci
Verdicchio, amphora bottle - not this one! Antonucci, Mossi to his friends... Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico wine is dry white wine made under the Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC, but specifically produced from Verdicchio grapes grown in the...
Danilo Cortellini – “4 Grosvenor Square”
Danilo Cortellini Originally from Abruzzo, a small region of Italy that is rich in culinary tradition, Danilo Cortellini’s destiny to become a chef was already decided. Inspired by the landscapes and memories of his hometown; a place that stood next to the...