[slider_pro id="8"] I don't look at Massimo Riccioli of Rome's la Rosetta and see only a truly great chef. I follow his outsized gestures, expressions and whimsy and see a comedian, a throwback to the stars of classic Italian cinema. I imagine a...
SpagWednesday
A Pop-Up Logo for Me & My Pop-Up Dinners
From the inaugural BurgerMonday pop-up  on 24 January 2011 with the Young Turks as guest chefs to the first FryFriday pop-up on 10 February 2012 with Anh Vu and Van Tran of Banhmi11 my dinners have been shared experiences only as good as - but, happily,  every bit as...
SpagWednesday Poaches Spuntino Meatballs
[oqeygallery id=4] slideshow photos by Paul Winch-Furness Great fan though I am of Polpo, Polpetto and their new sibling sensation Spuntino, Wednesday the 13th of April was probably not the best night to be dining at any of these madly popular restaurants in London's...
Diners, Like Liquids, Take Shape of their Container
According to the ground rules of the restaurant repertoire you're not supposed to find a dish like this......in a place like this... Yet when Hugue Dufour, the French-Canadian chef-proprietor of the M. Wells Diner in Queens, New York, asked me if I'd ordered his...
If it’s Wednesday it’s Spaghetti Day
What's for dinner tonight? If it's Wednesday and you've just watched the classic American TV ad above, for the first time or thousandth time, you know it's spaghetti day. And if your heart beats for pasta, like Anthony Martignetti, its 12-year-old hero, I would expect...
Why Marcella Hazan Loves Linguine Vongole
For my first young&foodish event, Linguine Vongole: The Finer Points of a Perfect Pasta, I organised a "Why do you love linguine vongole? competition on Twitter. You were asked to describe why you love linguine with clams in 140 characters or less. Hundreds...