August 13, 2018 Samphire with Eggs and Butter Sipping an early cup of coffee in bed, I admired the view from my bedroom window of flat marshland, grazing...
December 20, 2016 Wonderfully Warming For Winter… As the mild start to the season has come to an end and we're starting to feel a chill in...
May 25, 2016 Zesty, Zingy, Deliciousness … Here's another vegetarian dish to celebrate National Vegetarian Week. It's one of our favourite salads at home and ideal for...
March 2, 2016 All about the oil… We recently held an evening at Caldesi in Campagna to celebrate the new season's Italian olive oil. Along with some...
December 23, 2015 A Cranberry Classic This is my last blog before Christmas so I would thought I'd share a family recipe for cranberry sauce which...
December 15, 2015 Party Nibbles Turin Style… This is a recipe from my book 'The Italian Cookery Course' which I use time and time again. With the...
December 4, 2015 A slow cooked sensation from our latest book… Photo by Helen Cathcart Our recently published book 'Rome - Centuries in an Italian Kitchen' has been flying off the shelves...
December 1, 2015 A Feast Fit for a Caesar… We've been holding some very special Roman themed dinners at Caldesi in Campagna and Caffe Caldesi to coincide with the...
November 18, 2015 Venice – Off the beaten canal Photo by Helen Cathcart Giancarlo and I spent a lot of time enjoying the bars, restaurants and foodie hang-outs of Venice...
November 6, 2015 Not just for Halloween.. Pumpkins are in season, so in the spirit of making hay while the sun shines...