No one has to sign up for a BurgerMonday meatup to have a burger at any of its host restaurants. That's why at every BurgerMonday I offer an event sweetener or two not available to the general public. Â For the two sold-out sittings of El Doble Night, a...
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epic steak frites dinner: sizing up the cuts
The next youngandfoodish Steak Frites Tasting Dinner will be Tuesday 25 May in the private dining room of Racine Restaurant in London. The menu will again feature three steak classics – onglet aux échalottes, filet au poivre, côte de boeuf - prepared by chef Henry...
PizzaTuesday begins 02/02 at Datte Foco
You don't have to be a pizza obsessive to attend a PizzaTuesday but you do risk becoming one if you do. With this series, youngandfoodish.com elevates the pizza experience via informal tastings, demos and discussions at London's most distinctive pizzerias. There is,...
7th & 8th #vongole videos: Yes to parsley, no Parmigiano-Reggiano
In parts 7 and 8, the concluding videos of linguine alle vongole – the finer points of a perfect pasta, Francesco Mazzei suggests parsing the parsley, adding it only at the last moment, but warns against topping this pasta – as well as other seafood dishes – with...
6th #vongole video – “emulsione” with “emozione”
In part 6 of linguine alle vongole – the finer points of a perfect pasta, Francesco Mazzei prepares a creamy emulsion by tossing the linguine with its starchy cooking water and the clam sauce.
5th #vongole video – the vongole “aperitivo” (dry white wine)
In part 5 of linguine alle vongole – the finer points of a perfect pasta, Francesco Mazzei of London's L'Anima says you should open the white wine BEFORE you open the clams. But should you pour 1 glass of wine into the pan and another, more slowly, into your mouth as...
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.
2nd #vongole video – linguine or spaghetti: the necessity of long, slender & dry
In part 2 of linguine alle vongole – the finer points of a perfect pasta, Francesco Mazzei explains why it is essential to use a pasta that's long, slender and dry.