London
Italian Restaurant
London
Maia Knightsbridge
Located opposite Harrods, Maia is a calming yet vibrant respite from the hurriedness of Knightsbridge. The name Maia itself is just fun to say – bouncy, pretty and elegant; these adjectives apply to the restaurant […]
California
L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele – Los Angeles
A gorgeous Italian courtyard, mosaic and bucolic, put that on the list of things Angeleans never tire of, and can shamelessly boast enjoyable all year long. When L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, of Eat Pray Love […]
Florence
La Leggenda dei Frati, Florence
What I love about Italians is that they give a damn. They give a damn about the way they look, the way they talk and, above all, the way they eat. To me, this attitude […]
Florence
Osteria dell’Enoteca, Florence
“The garlic in Italy just smells…garlickier!” My partner and I have been in Florence less than a week and are so blown away by the level of flavour in the local cuisine that we’re running […]
California
Il Piccolo Ritrovo
For a locale that is not remotely Italy adjacent, us Angelenos excel at being Italian food snobs. We like a wood burning oven, and we know our optimal wood burning temperature. We like our cheese, […]
Restaurants
Goat Chelsea
It’s a few years since I last visited Goat, then it was all new shiny, sparkly and really quite good. It seemed like a good time for a check up, restaurants are like patients they […]
Hotels
Il Pampero Bar and Restaurant
I am delighted to see that it’s third time lucky in the shape of il Pampero for this hidden away gem of a restaurant in residential Belgravia, as it’s two previous incarnations were not overly […]