Pasta

How I got here: Andrew Macleod founder Emilia’s Crafted Pasta

How I got here: Andrew Macleod

By James McAllister

The founder and managing director of Emilia’s Crafted Pasta on having to work smarter, the joys of cold water swimming and why the Swiss have the right attitude towards a career in hospitality.

How I Got Here with La Tua Pasta owner Nicolas Hanson

How I Got Here: Nicolas Hanson

By James McAllister

Nicolas Hanson owns Borough Market-based pasta supplier La Tua Pasta, who pivoted his business and launched an online shop with nationwide delivery in the wake of the pandemic.

Gaia Enria founder of Burro e Salvia pasta restaurant Redchurch Street Shoreditch

Flash-grilled: Gaia Enria

By James McAllister

The Italian-born founder of Burro e Salvia, which opened on Redchurch Street, Shoreditch in 2013, on leading the current fresh pasta craze in the capital and how a trip to Modena changed her life.

Big Mamma's Napoli Gang delivery pizza concept launches in Wandsworth

Big Mamma's Napoli Gang crosses the river

By Joe Lutrario

Napoli Gang - the recently launched delivery-only brand from Gloria and Circolo Popolare operator Big Mamma - is crossing the river for the first time with the launch of a dark kitchen site in Wandsworth.

Big Mamma Napoli Gang pizza delivery

Big Mamma launches forward-thinking delivery-only brand

By Joe Lutrario

Gloria and Circolo Popolare owner Big Mamma is to launch a pizza-focused delivery-only brand called Napoli Gang that seeks to make things more equitable for both its own staff and delivery drivers.

How I Got Here with Bancone co-founder Will Ellner

How I Got Here: Will Ellner

By James McAllister

Will Ellner operates two London sites under his pasta-focused restaurant group Bancone, with its Soho location recently reopening following the Coronavirus lockdown.

Giorgio Locatelli alumnus and Bancone head chef Louis Korovilas to oversee Tavolino kitchen

Tavolino to open in London Bridge

By James McAllister

Giorgio Locatelli alumnus and former Bancone head chef Louis Korovilas is to oversee the kitchen of an Italian neighbourhood-style restaurant that’s set to open in London Bridge in April.

Latest opening: Padella pasta restaurant Shoreditch

Latest opening: Padella Shoreditch

By James McAllister

Four years after opening in Borough Market, Padella has finally launched its second London site on Phipp Street in Shoreditch.

Latest opening: Bancone second restaurant in Soho

Latest opening: Bancone Soho

By James McAllister

Bancone is the latest of London’s new wave of fresh pasta operators to double up, with the launch of its second restaurant location on Lower James Street.

Flour power: how Padella changed London's pasta landscape as it prepares to open second restaurant location

Flour power: how Padella changed London's pasta landscape

By James McAllister

Padella created the blueprint for pasta-focused small plates places when it opened in 2016. Four years on, founders Jordan Frieda and Tim Siadatan face stiff competition in the space they established as they open their second London site.

Opening of the month: Lina Stores restaurant King's Cross

Opening of the month: Lina Stores

By James McAllister

Lina Stores has celebrated its 75th birthday by opening a huge site in King’s Cross. Part restaurant and part deli, it’s a risky project but one that’s likely to reap rewards.

How I Got Here with chef Matt Beardmore of Legare restaurant

How I Got Here: Matt Beardmore

By James McAllister

Ex Trullo chef Matt Beardmore opened casual pasta-focused restaurant Legare with former Barrafina general manager Jay Patel near London's Tower Bridge last November.

Bancone set for second restaurant site in Soho

Bancone set for second site

By James McAllister

Another of London’s new wave of fresh pasta-focused restaurants is to expand operations with Will Ellner’s Bancone announcing it is to open a second site on Soho’s Lower James Street in December.

Padella to open second restaurant

Padella to open second restaurant

By James McAllister

Padella has confirmed it is to open a second restaurant early next year site on Phipp Street in London’s Shoreditch.

Zia Lucia pizzeria team to launch pasta restaurant concept

Zia Lucia team to launch pasta concept

By James McAllister

The team behind neighbourhood-style pizzeria Zia Lucia is looking to make its mark on London’s burgeoning accessibly-priced pasta restaurant scene with the launch of a new concept.

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Latest opening: Gloria

By Joe Lutrario

France's Big Mamma group has landed in Shoreditch with the 'least Brexit-compatible restaurant in the UK'.

Masha Rener Lina Stores

Flash-grilled: Masha Rener

By Joe Lutrario

Masha Rener was born in Umbertide – a small town in between Umbria and Tuscany - and cooked for many years in her family's restaurant there. She now cooks at specialist Soho pasta restaurant Lina Stores, which opened earlier this year.

Latest Opening: Pastaio

Latest Opening: Pastaio

By Georgia Bronte

Pastaio, in the heart of Soho, is another specialist Italian opening for London from chef and restaurateur Stevie Parle.

Gary Foulkes' crab gratin is comfort food par excellence

Chef Masterclass: Gary Foulkes' hollandaise

By Bill Knott

You might think, given the names of some of the sauces in the classic répertoire de la cuisine, that the French admired and borrowed many of their ideas from other nations.

Jordan Frieda on his new restaurant Padella

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Jordan Frieda on his new restaurant Padella

By Stefan Chomka

The Trullo co-founder, alongside chef and business partner Tim Siadatan, will open pasta-focused Padella in London’s Borough Market on 29 March.

Gino D'Acampo's My Pasta Bar expansion plans on target

Gino D'Acampo's My Pasta Bar expansion plans on target

By Emma Eversham

My Pasta Bar, the new fast-casual Italian restaurant fronted by TV chef Gino D’Acampo, is on track to reach its target of six sites by the end of next year with the city and shopping centres its main focus for expansion.