Recipes & other Stories
Lamb at the Masters’
I had this amazing lamb in the most impervious place you could imagine. Hardly where you would expect to eat great tasting food. We arrived at Estancia Cristina by boat navigating through icebergs. The melting glaciers bring with them so many mineral particles that the water looks almost milky, reflecting the light in a unique…
Read MoreA fine restaurant at the end of the world
One late morning of a windy day in mid November, I landed at the End of the World. Ushuaia, officially the southernmost town on the globe, is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego province. The name, literally “Land of Fire” came from Magellanes, the first European who in 1520 circumnavigated Cape Horn and saw…
Read MoreFresh tagliatelle with rabbit ragu’
This is a Piedmontese speciality, and I made it on a cold autumn night just before leaving for a trip to Argentina, almost as a reminder of where I come from, before uprooting myself onto the other side of the world. I marinated the wild rabbit in equal parts of water, apple cider vinegar and…
Read MoreHarira with chickpeas and the last of the pumpkin
I made this North african inspired stew last night and it was a real winter warmer. In a large saucepan I warmed some coconut oil and braised the lamb (two leg steaks chopped in small pieces) then set it to the side and put the chopped shallots and celery stalk to fry till soft.…
Read MorePasta con sarde, northern style
When we went to Sicily for a friend’s wedding this May, we stayed in Zafferana Etnea at a guesthouse run by a recently retired chef. Antonino missed the action in the kitchen since he had been forced to hand over the restaurant to his son due to a bad back. He carried on however, to…
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