Risotto! Risotto! by Valentina Harris – review
Many a cookbook reviewer will start their article with statements of impartiality, even-handedness and cool, professional aloofness. Not me. On this occasion, at least. I...
Umbria’s Autumn Gastronomy with Valentina Harris – travel review
Valentina Harris is perhaps our most celebrated and prolific Italian food writer, TV presenter and chef. Yes, the lady truly is Italian, although one could...
The Food and Cooking of Venice and the North-East of Italy – review
Valentina Harris, author of The Food and Cooking of Venice and the North-East of Italy, has long been the UK’s Italian culinary authority of choice. She...
Valentina Harris – interview
One would think that Valentina Harris is the quintessential English lady, well-spoken with Home Counties proper accent; but there is something else. Turn the sound...
500 Italian Dishes by Valentina Sforza – review
It’s summer in England and we have been blessed with dry weather. OK, the sun seems to have been as elusive as ever but at...