All tagged pasta

Bocca di Lupo

Looking like a Brutalist masterpiece is a generous pile of roast pumpkin wedges with sage, in a bed of roasting oil, topped with rustic strips of Parmesan and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. It should be the dictionary definition of pure comfort… READ MORE

Trentina

The orecchiette sits in a puddle of oil that would have Doctor Foster worried, with strands of leafy, mustardy friarielli sauteed in garlic and chilli and this looks the part, but it’s way over salted. But that’s insignificant compared to the pasta that I refuse to believe has been made fresh in the kitchen or even by hand… READ MORE

Campania and Jones

Across the table we’re split 3:3 with a large single raviolo filled with squash puree, featuring a slab of roasted squash, an appropriate puddle of butter and a decent layer of Parmesan. My three plump balls of pillowy, sweet ricotta have a heavy spike of nutmeg but not quite enough sage butter… READ MORE