Zobler’s Delicatessen, The Ned London's New York deli fantasy, is a really big deal and a good one. too. But because I fear its pleasures and prices may not endure, I've slapped a sell-by date on my recommendation. The ground floor of the 5-star Ned London, with its...
City of London
Bánh Mì in the Bag(uette) for City Cà phê
Julie Vu knew where to find the right baguette for her bánh mì sandwiches at City Cà phê, the Vietnamese luncheonette she was planning to open this month in the City of London. She just wasn't sure she could find it within 100 miles of Ironmonger Lane. The baguette she...
4th #vongole video – extra virgin understatement
In part 4 of linguine alle vongole – the finer points of a perfect pasta, Francesco Mazzei stresses the importance of cooking with an understated extra virgin olive oil that won't overpower the vongole.
3rd #vongole video – bronze die pasta: the rough cut with the right grooves
In part 3 of linguine alle vongole – the finer points of a perfect pasta, Francesco Mazzei explains why he and his vongole sauce cling to a bronze-cut pasta that's been pushed through a bronze die.
Pizza bianca romana conquers Londinium
The City of London was founded around 50 AD, when Emperor Claudius and his Roman army built a fortified settlement on the River Thames. Nearly 2000 years later, the scent of a quieter Roman invasion is wafting through the Londinium air, rousing knowing noses from...