England
Zitto e Mangia, Tewkesbury
The chef is from the south of Italy, the owner from the north, and the restaurant itself is virtually in the middle of England; Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire to be precise. What could possibly go wrong? […]
Italian Restaurant
London
Il Teatro Della Carne
Mark Nicholls experiences theatrical dining at a new London restaurant. You’d expect nothing less than a performance. After all, Italian food and drama do naturally go hand-in-hand. But when you open a new dining concept […]
London
Burro e Salvia
Shoreditch is traditionally associated with the bustle of city-workers, start-ups, and a general hub of frenetic activity. The length of lunches is limited by time and meetings, but lockdown, as with all else, has changed […]
London
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 […]