Stage 1: Heat the stock. In a separate pan, heat the olive oil and butter, add the onion, garlic and celery, and fry very slowly for about 15 minutes without coloring. When the vegetables have softened, add the rice and turn up the heat. Stage 2: The rice... read recipe
When I was in Altamura, in Puglia, I worked with a family of bakers who all lived in the same big house. Each part of the family had its own living-room and kitchen. I went back home with them one day and four different families were cooking four different... read recipe
Place your prepared artichokes in a pan with just enough water to cover them. Add the garlic cloves and a little squeeze of lemon juice and cook until the stalks are tender. Drain in a colander, then place the artichokes back into the empty pan with 2 or 3... read recipe
Carpaccio is very thinly sliced raw meat. I like mine Italian-style, with the meat sliced a little more thickly. This makes it a bit more rustic and you can really taste the quality of the meat. I also like to sear the meat very quickly before slicing it... read recipe
This Tuscan soup is delicious - it's a soup everyone should try. Just thinking of it makes me salivate! It's a family-friendly soup - babies and grandparents (both without teeth!) can eat it with gusto. I've added roasted cherry tomatoes to my recipe but it... read recipe
This salad was inspired by two of the loveliest girls, Tamara and Zora, who regularly host an anti-restaurant supper club in Queens. Supper clubs are becoming quite popular in New York, and I think the idea behind them is quite cool. By opening up their homes... read recipe
Corn chowder is one of the ultimate comfort foods - I love it and it's much easier than you think to make. You can adapt chowders and add all sorts of things from crab meat to smoked fish - the idea is really to be as hearty as possible. Jamie's Top Tips Frozen... read recipe
Tear 3 5-oz. balls of buffalo mozzarella into quarters, then top each of your hot crostini with one of the quarters. Deseed and finely chop a fresh red chili and sprinkle this over the mozzarella. Add a little seasoning and finish with a drizzle of extra virgin... read recipe
Get any mixture of soft herbs like fennel tops, green or purple basil, parsley, mint, chervil, thyme leaves, or sorrel and roughly chop them. Take 6 cherry tomatoes and halve them, then rub one of the halves into each of your hot crostini. Grate some pecorino... read recipe
In a mortar and pestle or a food processor, smash up a small handful of mint leaves with 2 good handfuls of freshly shelled peas and fava beans until they look like mushy peas. Add a large handful of freshly grated pecorino or Parmesan, then loosen with a... read recipe