Oh – does that not look just too appealing for words? When Jane Smith, our illustrator drew this cover for us Italy was in the depths of pandemic lockdown. Jane told us that the couple with their glass of wine and their grissini at the table in front were two good friends of …
Anna del Conte
FreeFrom all’Italiana has arrived in time for Christmas!
Very excitingly, about an hour after I posted the blog on Anna's and my new book, a courier delivered several boxes to the door which I assumed were advance products for the FreeFrom Food Awards judging in January. We were just off to Dorset for an old friend's birthday party …
FreeFrom all’Italiana with Anna del Conte – stocking filler!!
Your Christmas present problems solved...... Any of you who know Anna's wonderful books on Italian food – Gastronomy of Italy, The Classic Food of Northern Italy, Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes and many, many more, will be delighted to hear that she has turned her …
70s cooking greats!
Radio 4's The Reunion addicts will no doubt have logged in last week and heard the pre-telly chef greats talking about food back in the dark days of the 1960s and 70s. But if you missed it and have even a passing interest in food, it is worth a listen. Claudia Roden's …
Steaming with the mozzies in the Italian hills!!
Driving through the rolling hills of Le Marche above Ancona is truly like driving through a Renaissance painting – every hill topped with a tiny pink brick village clustered round a fifteenth century church, every hairpin bend opening up some new vista of vineyards and olive …