Mercato Metropolitano – TTI Fave foodie hangout
Mercato Metropolitano (MM), a 45,000 square ft food market in Southwark, London (between Elephant and Castle and Borough) opened mid last year and has become one of my favourite places to hang out and...
View ArticleVenice – Italy – A Tiny Italian adventure!
My first visit to Venice was not a happy one if I remember correctly. I was 9 years old and according to my parents I moped about the whole time we were there. I thought we would be sailing on boats...
View ArticleSweet & Sour Sardines –“Sarde in saor”
I always gets culinary inspired by meals and dishes experienced on my holidays. I love making a note of flavour combinations that bowl me over or send me delirious-happy-crazy. My recent trip to Venice...
View ArticleSausage ragu pasta bake – Pasta al forno con salsiccia
I didn’t always cook or was interested to do so. It wasn’t till I had to fend for myself at university, that I knew what to do with a wooden spoon and a sauce pan. One of the first Italian recipes I...
View ArticlePan-fried cod and cherry tomato risotto
I love researching for new Italian recipes that I can cook for family, friends or the boy. I’m fascinated with the regional diversity within Italian cooking and love to get nerdy about the various...
View ArticlePan fried sea bass with spinach tomato base
The British summer appears to have officially arrived. It’s my favourite season. All I want to do is spend my days sitting in the sun, absorb some vitamin D, attend as many BBQs as possible and...
View ArticleIda restaurant-Queens Park, London
Walking down a quiet Victorian terraced street in Queens Park, North-West London, I approach one of my new favourite Italian resturants in the city, the wonderful Ida. With a bright sage coloured...
View ArticleTuna Stemperata (tomato, olives and capers)
There is a six week countdown until both of my best friends get married. Literally a week apart from each other. I’ll be flying to Puglia for 5 days for Valentina’s ‘Matrimonio’ with Leo. Then I’ll be...
View ArticleCannellini bean tomato stew
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View ArticlePan fried chicken with roasted peppers
Over the last few months there have been numerous special Italian issues offered by our national food magazines – Jamie’s, Delicious and Olive. Now this has had me crazy/excited as it’s given me new...
View ArticleMeridionale – Southern Italian -Fulham, London
“It feels like I’m eating in Italy….somewhere along the riviera. Who would have thought we would be eating like this in Fulham” says my friend Tally, who came on a dinner date with me at Meridionale....
View ArticleSorrento style mozzarella stuffed squid
Summer is nearly over in the UK, but I can’t help and hold on to a little glimmer of hope that the sun and warmth will come back, even if it’s just for a few more days. To keep the belief that summer...
View ArticlePeppekish -Neapolitan supperclub-SE London
Earlier on this year, the boy rang me while at work. ‘I think I’ve met someone who loves Italian food as much as you do; he lives in south London and he also does supper clubs. I told him you would...
View ArticleLemon Chicken – Amalfi style
The nights are getting colder and the days are getting shorter. I’m already getting tempted to hibernate under my leopard print blanket until spring next year. However, sometimes I like to take myself...
View ArticleSausage & Pancetta Ragu
‘This is my favourite dish’ says the boy I like, while he finishes his second plate of pasta. This sausage ragu is a great boy pasta dish or those who love a traditionally meaty sauce. If you want to...
View ArticleTTI Top 5 tips to cooking pasta
10 years ago, I learnt a very important lesson from my Pops. Having an Italian father, if there was one thing he wanted to ensure I knew how to do, it was how to cook pasta properly. I’ll never forget...
View ArticleTTI Top 5 Best Italian Cookbooks 2017
Before I wish you a Happy New year, I wanted to leave you with one final blog post for 2017. As a cookbook addict, I wanted to share with you what I believe are the best Italian cookbooks 2017. So if...
View ArticleRecipe: Cod mussels chickpea stew
Recipe: Cod Mussels Chickpea Stew Its the beginning of a new year and and I may be feeling a little chubbier due to over indulging during the Christmas festivities. January is always that month when...
View ArticleVia Emilia, Food Roots – Hoxton, London
Pasta holds a very special place in my heart. It’s literally my favourite thing in the world and when I have a great bowl of pasta, nothing else matters. All stresses and woes fall to the side and all...
View ArticleTTI Fave: Citalia- Secret Eats – Italian hidden gems
If you’re similar to me when you travel, I try to avoid eating in close proximity to any tourist traps in Italy. Over priced mediocre food is something I try to avoid at all costs while on holiday as...
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