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Italian food and drink
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Turin holidays
Piòle are the Italian city’s working-class neighbourhood taverns. Of the few that survive, many have gone upmarket – but I was looking for the real deal and affordable home cookingTurin…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Food
These crunchy ‘cupboard biscuits’ from central Italy are just made to be dunked, be that in a cuppa or in wineConsidering that the word tozzetto means an irregular and rounded…
May 28, 2026
· 2 min read
Pasta
Don’t just tip it into boiling water and leave it, says our pasta panel – it needs a bit of attentionWhen I cook pasta with a hollow (eg, orecchiette), how…
May 19, 2026
· 2 min read
Restaurants
As is the peril with most small plates restaurants, this meal is more a collection of loose ideas than a coherent dinnerAuguste, a brand spanking new Italian restaurant in Hackney,…
May 17, 2026
· 2 min read
Main course
Enjoy this 30-minute cheesy polenta for dinner, then chill the excess polenta and get an even quicker meal the next dayI love polenta, but very often forget about it in…
May 11, 2026
· 1 min read
Food
Softly braised vegetables combine with crisp-skinned chicken thighs in this reliable, versatile dishThe weather lately has been as temperamental as peas in pods. But peas are even harder to read…
May 7, 2026
· 2 min read