Category: Italian

Zucca: A Delicious Pumpkin.

Sam Harris must be the merriest restaurateur in town right now. Zucca is enjoying near universal adulation; Critics and blogs are raving about his fresh take on Italian food and it has even been compared to River Cafe, The Quintessential Institution that launched a billion…

Made in Italy : Pizzas by the Metre.

As I was researching (some prefer to say wikipedia) the origins of Pizza, I stumbled across the valiant efforts of an organisation known as Vera Pizza Napoletana (VPN) , or the Real Neopolitan Pizza Association. Obviously, they are non-profit and their goal is to preserve…

Polpo : Yet another, next big thing.

If you’ve been keeping your finger on the pulse of the London foodie scene, you’ll be aware of the carnival that followed the recent opening of this latest Italian venture to hit Soho. It has been a couple of months since it’s opening and it…

Metrogusto: One on One. [Review]

Metrogusto Official Site 13 Theberton St Islington N1 0QY 020 7226 9400 £40pp 3 courses no wine In the sweltering height of the April heat, I broke the unspoken code of tap water conduct and plonked for a bottle of sparkling. It was such a…

Salt Yard: Rock and Roll [Review]

Salt Yard official site 54 Goodge St W1T 4NA 020 7637 0657 Tapas £6 – 8 each The moist potato paste in the salt cod fritters melted in my mouth with loads of umami goodness. The crunch in the crumbly shell, nice. I was led to…

The River Cafe: Class. [review]

The River Cafe official site Rainville road W6 9HA 020 7386 4200 Set Lunch £24 for 3cs £32 for 4cs ; Antipasti £10 Primi £15 Secondi £28 Dolci £7 The tides were low and the shallow waters were shimmering. The oddly perfect spring weather was blindingly surreal as…

Bocca di Lupo. A Taste of Italy [review]

Bocca di Lupo official site Meal £30 One dish lunch £10 12 Archer Street W1D 7BB 020 7734 2223 Piccadilly Circus ‘The wolf’s mouth awaits you, in the heart of Soho’ said the wolf, from his mouth. Bocca di Lupo is Italian, and the latest…