Often served alongside cocktails or an aperitif, the traditional canapé made from bread or pastry topped with a savoury garnish originated in France, but many cuisines around the world offer their own ...

Manuela Zangara serves up a simple and refreshing beef carpaccio recipe, perfect for summer. The key to success if to get the slices of beef as thin as possible – if you're wary about the process, you ...

Pasta e ceci is my all-time favourite soup. I grew up in Milan, where winters can be quite cold for Italian standards, and my mother would often make this soup for dinner. It is a very comforting and ...

In the spiritual home of the anchovy, Pasquale Torrente’s restaurant serves simple dishes making the most of Campania’s coastal produce. Le Colonne has a long history of excellent southern Italian ...

Compared to many other varieties of shellfish, mussels are cheap and plentiful. They can be served in their shells to add aesthetic quality to soups, pastas and starters – just be sure to give them a ...

Some of the tastiest clams in the world can be found in Italy. There are lots of different types of these little shellfish, but in Italian cooking the most popular are Manila clams, with beautiful ...

Guanciale is a type of salumi made from cured pork cheek, and is similar – although importantly different – to bacon and pancetta. The cheek is cured in salt and flavoured with pepper, sage, rosemary ...

Named after Amatrice, a mountain town in Lazio, Amatriciana is one of the region's most famous pasta dishes (along with Gricia, Cacio e pepe, Arrabbiata, and arguably the most famous, Carbonara). All ...

200g of beef fillet 2 bone marrow, whole 100g of cavolo nero dried birch leaves, to garnish salt The next day, remove the beef fillet from the freezer and allow to defrost for about 30 minutes. While ...

Francesco Bracali harnesses the firm flesh of the eel in this tempura recipe, matching it with a light and crispy batter which is deep-fried to crunchy perfection. Served with a heady smoked lardo ...

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The perfect dinner party recipe should be a fine balance of minimal hands on cooking (at least in the final stages) and impressive results, offering a seemingly effortless display of skill which won't ...