Italian Cuisine

Uncorked: Fernando Cubas

30-Jun-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Theo Randall at the InterContinental on his Italy-focused list, Trentino-based producer Elisabetta Foradori and his love of Sicilian wines.

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Recipes for success: Belazu shares two of its best

29-Jun-2022 By Belazu

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ingredient specialist Belazu has come up with a duo of recipes that showcase the quality of its wares.

Flash-grilled: Emilia Strazzanti

24-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

The chef and co-founder of Sicilian ingredient supplier, meal kit and supper club brand Strazzanti on her career, from training at culinary school at 16 to running her own business.

Latest opening: Palazzo

20-May-2022 By James McAllister

The team behind London-based Neapolitan pizza group Made of Dough have launched an Italian bar and diner in Crystal Palace.

Zanna Hospitality Group to open four venues at Flannels in Liverpool

11-May-2022 By Restaurant

North-west-based Zanna Hospitality Group will open four hospitality venues at department store Flannels Liverpool in the coming months.

Gusto Italian appoints new COO as it plots further expansion

29-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Gusto Italian has appointed Scott Grimbleby as its new chief operating officer (COO) as it continues to open new restaurants across the UK.

Made of Dough team to launch Italian bar and diner

26-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The team behind London-based Neapolitan pizza group Made of Dough is to launch an Italian bar and diner in Crystal Palace next month.

Craft work: the maths and poker whizz who swapped cards for carbs

22-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Andrew Macleod left behind a successful career in the poker business to launch Emilia's Crafted Pasta. The gamble has paid off.

Flash-grilled: Giovann Attard

14-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The newly-promoted executive head chef at Norma in London's Fitzrovia on his love of gardening, early food memories with his grandparents, and the challenge of working in restaurants

Miscusi heads to Islington for second London site

12-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Italian-based, B Corp pasta chain Miscusi will open its second London restaurant in Islington in early June – seven months after the launch of its first site in the capital.

How I Got Here: Marcello Bernardi

06-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The restaurateur behind The Italian Greyhound in London's Marylebone on rebranding his business, changing bad attitudes within the industry, and what makes hospitality such a special sector to work in.

Robin Gill to launch neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Kensington

25-Mar-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Darby’s and Bermondsey Larder chef Robin Gill will launch a relaxed, neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Kensington this June.

Zizzi launches largest retail range yet

11-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant brand Zizzi is launching its largest at home range yet based on its most popular restaurant dishes.

Latest opening: Itaku

09-Mar-2022 By Joe Lutrario

French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini has made his London debut with an Italian-Japanese restaurant on Great Portland Street.

Big Table Group to launch Amalfi Ristorante in Soho this month

08-Mar-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Big Table Group will bring a more premium version of its recently launched Amalfi restaurant format to Soho later this month.

Tuscan restaurant Cantinetta Antinori to open in London

04-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Cantinetta Antinori will open its first UK restaurant with a venue just off London’s Sloane Street.

Emilia’s Crafted Pasta to launch Canary Wharf flagship this month

04-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

Fresh pasta restaurant Emilia’s Crafted Pasta will finally launch its new flagship site in London's Canary Wharf this month on Valentine’s Day (14 February).

Latest opening: Manteca

12-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Chris Leach and David Carter have made a triumphant move to Shoreditch.

Flash-grilled: Paolo Vernetti

07-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

The head chef and co-founder of community-centred restaurant and bar Morso, which has sites in St John's Wood and Kensal Rise in London, reflects on his career to date.

Luciano Pierre White chooses Woking for third restaurant

06-Jan-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Luciano Pierre White has opened a restaurant in Woking bringing his total number of Luciano’s sites up to three.

Latest opening: Miscusi

20-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

Italian-based, B Corp pasta chain Miscusi has made its UK debut in London’s Covent Garden.

Lobos Tapas team to launch Italian restaurant and bar Negroni's

13-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

The team behind Spanish restaurant group Lobos Tapas is launching Soho-based restaurant and wine bar Negroni’s.

Japanese-Italian restaurant Itaku to open in Marylebone next year

09-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini and chef Ivan Simeoli will launch their debut UK restaurant in Marylebone next month.

Italian restaurant Sapore opens in Cumbria

08-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Cumbrian-based restaurateurs Nick Ward and Giuseppe Sepe have added a new Italian concept to their portfolio with the launch of Sapore in Kendal, South Lakeland.

Franco Manca heads to Greece for first overseas restaurant

04-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Franco Manca will soon make its international debut in Greece following a franchise deal that will see a minimum of six pizzeria’s open in the country.

Noci to launch in Islington

03-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Former Bancone head chef Louis Korovilas is to launch a neighbourhood-style pasta restaurant early next year in London's Islington, in partnership with the Hugh Osmond-backed Various Eateries group.

Swine dining: how Manteca's move to Shoreditch will allow its nose-to-tail approach to evolve

01-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Chris Leach is relocating his contemporary, craft-led restaurant Manteca from Soho to Shoreditch; a move that will finally allow him to present his nose-to-tail concept as he always imagined it.

La Nonna to open its first permanent brick-and-mortar site

13-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Italian food concept La Nonna will open its first permanent brick-and-mortar venue in Brixton later this month.

Manteca finds new permanent home in Shoreditch

10-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Chris Leach and David Carter are to close the Soho iteration of their nose-to-tail, British-Italian restaurant Manteca and relocate to a new permanent home in London's Shoreditch.

Latest opening: Al Mare

27-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Following an 18-month refurbishment, luxury hospitality group Jumeirah has relaunched its European flagship hotel The Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge complete with a fancy new Italian restaurant.

Mele e Pere duo launch first site outside London

25-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Soho’s Mele e Pere and Hackney Wick’s Gotto Trattoria have opened an Italian restaurant in Hove, East Sussex.

Soho’s Vasco & Piero’s Pavillion to return

24-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Soho stalwart Vasco & Piero’s Pavillion has secured a site on D’arblay Street following the closure of its original site earlier this year.

C&C Restaurant Group to launch Roberta's in Glasgow

20-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Glasgow-based restaurant group C&C is to launch a new Italian concept in the city centre next month.

Emilia’s Crafted Pasta to launch Canary Wharf flagship

12-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Andrew Macleod will open a flagship Emilia’s Crafted Pasta restaurant in Canary Wharf in November.

Italian kitchen-brewery concept to make UK debut

09-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Italian kitchen-brewery Doppio Malto has chosen Glasgow for its UK debut with a site set to launch in George Square later this week (13 August).

Novikov's Caroline Taylor on the Mayfair restaurant turning 10

23-Jul-2021 By Stefan Chomka

The general manager at Novikov on the 10th anniversary of the Mayfair establishment and what life after lockdown means for one of the capital’s highest grossing restaurants.

Shoreditch's Passione Vino overhauls food offer

15-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Cult Shoreditch wine shop and bar Passione Vino has bolstered its food offer with a regularly changing selection of more substantial Italian dishes.

Latest opening: Rico’s Ristorante

14-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

An upmarket Italian has taken over the former The Honours brasserie site in Edinburgh’s New Town.

Latest opening: Pino

09-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The family-run team behind highly-regarded Italian restaurant Il Portico in London's Kensington have launched a nearby sister site that focuses on the food of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region.

Books

Book review: Sicilia

02-Jul-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Ben Tish’s fourth book turns its attention to the varied cuisine of Sicily.

Former Darby's executive chef Dean Parker to launch first restaurant venture

30-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Robin Gill alumnus Dean Parker is to launch his first solo restaurant venture later this summer in Glasgow with his wife Anna.

San Carlo plans three new openings this year

23-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Italian restaurant group San Carlo will open three restaurants this year, including a brand new concept for central London.

Toast of London: the Cin Cin pair on their London debut

17-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Brighton & Hove-based Italian restaurant group Cin Cin has opened a London outpost off the back of a successful, pandemic-born delivery service.

Nightclub owner Luca Maggiora to open Italian restaurant Bardo

11-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

London nightclub owner Luca Maggiora is swapping hip hop for haute cuisine with the opening of fine dining Italian restaurant in the capital this year.

Zia Lucia and Berto combine Holloway Road sites

10-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

London-based Italian restaurant brands Zia Lucia and Berto are to join their Holloway Road sites together to create a new pizza and pasta concept, Berto and Zia.

Il Portico team to launch Pino in Kensington

02-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The family-run team behind highly-regarded Italian restaurant Il Portico in London's Kensington are to launch a nearby sister site early next month.

Al Mare to be flagship restaurant of soon-to-be-relaunched The Carlton Tower

14-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Jumeirah’s Knightsbridge hotel The Carlton Tower will reopen next month with a new flagship restaurant called Al Mare.

Manuele Bazzoni to open Italian restaurant in Kings Cross

13-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former Trinity sous chef Manuele Bazzoni is to open an Italian restaurant within Kings Cross’ Megaro hotel on 21 May.

Piazza Italiana to open on the former home of British Linen Bank in the City this May

10-May-2021 By Restaurant

Italian restaurant Piazza Italiana will open later this month on the former home of British Linen Bank in the City.

Middle Eight hotel to launch Italian restaurant Sycamore Vino Cucina

29-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

A huge all-day Italian restaurant and bar is to open within London Covent Garden's new Middle Eight hotel when it launches next month.