pasta

Situated right in the heart of swish Mayfair and just a stone’s throw from Oxford Street lies the new restaurant Sparrow Italia, which has officially opened its doors today – Tuesday October 18.  A modern Italian...

A thriving pocket of South East London sandwiched between Greenwich and New Cross, Deptford’s first claim to fame was its role as one of London’s major dockyards. Founded by none other than King Henry VIII all the way b...

Anyone who knows anything about cooking, knows you should pay close attention whenever an elder family member wants to teach you their cooking wisdom. And when it's the Pasta Grannies themselves imparting the secrets to...

‘Cuffing’ season is officially back – you heard it here first. Frosty days and candle-lit nights provide all the more reason to snuggle up next to someone and keep warm. While balmy Summer evenings offer al fresco thril...

​​Named for the ‘formidable’ Italian woman ‘Lina’ who opened it in 1944, Lina Stores quickly became the spot for finding lip-smackingly good Italian produce in the capital, and after over 75 years of perfecting their au...

While we may not be blessed with a Mediterranean climate here in the Big Smoke (though these have been beautiful), it can get pretty damn toasty in June. So, we better make the most of the fitting cuisines when the...

Time spent perfecting pasta has paid off in spades for Lina Stores. 77 years ago, when most of you reading this were a twinkle in the eye of your parents (or grandparents!), an Italian  opened in Soho. Named for the 'f...

BAO's new Shoreditch restaurant brings all the noods and bao buns to East London. Good news for London's hospitality industry has been pretty thin on the ground this past year, but when one of the capital's most hype-w...

Aren't we all pasta evangelists at heart? Pasta Evangelists, the pasta experts known for delivering the freshest Italian noodles, sauces, and garnishes to homes across the country, are now opening their first restauran...

Instagram-friendly dishes and top-quality pasta make Bancone one to bank on. I'll be candid with you before we start: this is less a review than it is a chance for me to rave endlessly about what's quickly become one o...