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Finding a good Italian in our capital is surprisingly difficult. I've tried loads and am rarely wowed. In a city with its own Little Italy, it's surprising I have this struggle. Perhaps it's due to nostalgia for my own local…
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Recently I spent an evening with two of my favourite indulgences: Gin and Mele e Pere. Of course, to use 'indulgences' is to claim that I enjoy either of these things in moderation which, of course,…
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It’s autumn and my soul is longing for Italy. It’s the time of year that me and my mum make our annual pilgrimage to Rome. As a former Classics student and, patently, food fanatic, Italy holds a special place…
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It’s not often that a trip to dine touches the appetites of stomach and heart, but this next review is one to set your heart strings ringing as well as the reservations line for this restaurant. Four to…
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Recently I headed down to Chiswick to check out the newly opened branch of Valentina Fine Foods, an Italian delicatessen and restaurant set on the common there. The original branch was founded in East Sheen in 1991 by two Italian…
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If there’re two things I adore in life (cheese excepted) they’re offal and burgers. Liver, when cooked properly (aka NOT well done or chalky), melting in the mouth upon the gentlest chew, is one of life’s most beautiful things. So…
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Vermouth. Now there’s a tipple I’ve always wholly disregarded. Something to bang in a martini, something that sits at the back of my parents’ spirit shelf, sticky and collecting dust, something not very nice. And so, when invited to attend…
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