Andrew's Cafe may have been gutted, but our memories of the kitchen takeovers that transformed a greasy spoon into a silver spoon endure. For our BurgerMonday, SpagWednesday, WichThursday, FriFriday, CoffeeSaturday and DeliSunday pop-ups, we drew culinary superstars...
I had my first Negroni, the now wildly popular cocktail of gin, red vermouth and bitters, at a bar in the Prati district of Rome in 1994. The man next to me had one hand on a red cocktail, the other on a woman who looked exactly like Italian actress Monica Vitti...
SpagWednesday Week is my video mix of photos taken by Paul Winch-Furness at six SpagWednesday pop-ups organised in London by young&foodish. The featured guest chefs are Arcangelo Dandini of L'Arcangelo in Rome, Rowley Leigh of Le Café Anglais in London, Giorgio...
[slider_pro id="1"] When I received Arcangelo Dandini's shopping list for the SpagWednesday alla Matriciana pop-up dinner last October I was relieved to see the great Roman chef's instructions were clear and reasonable; the ingredients, all easy gets. I...
Is it a waste of your time to go to a fine restaurant for homestyle food made the same way for generations? Is it a waste of an acclaimed chef’s time to cook it? If you ask chef Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana, just named world’s fifth best restaurant at this...
[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...
When I received the long shopping list from Arcangelo Dandini for the SpagWednesday pop-up dinner the great Roman chef would be preparing in London 26 October the instructions appeared to be straightforward. For the alla matriciana sauce I could depend upon Andreas...
Five great scenes from five great films. Each goes as well with a SpagWednesday dinner as a good Chianti. 8. Lady and the Tramp 7. Miseria e Nobiltà (Misery and Nobility) 6. The Odd Couple 5. Saps at Sea . 4. Big Night 3. The Gold...
[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...
For the launch of my SpagWednesday series of London pop-ups I shot a video homage to the classic American commercial for Prince Spaghetti. The original spot was filmed in 1969 in Boston's North End and ran nationally in the US for 13 years. Above you can...
For my inaugural SpagWednesday pop-up on February 23rd I lured Francesco Mazzei out of his comfort zone in the state-of-the-art kitchen at L'Anima, his posh Italian restaurant in the City of London, to prepare spaghetti alle vongole (with clams) at Andrews, a...
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...
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...
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