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Evening Standard
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
10 of the best Italian restaurants in London, from Ida to Bocca di Lupo
It is hard to think of a better Italian restaurant in Zone 1. Maybe there isn't one. Jacob Kenedy's homage to regional cooking opened way back in 2008, when balsamic glaze was still thrown about with reckless abandon and hardly anyone had heard of burrata. Today the menu traverses fritti, crudo, pastas and grilled meat and fish, and everything is cooked with skill, understanding and care. Those in need of a tip should simply ask for whatever is newly in season and let Italian ingredients be their guide. There's a £15 pre-theatre here too, for those in a hurry, or looking to spend only a little. Bocca di Lupo is almost peerless; many say it's better than it's ever been.
Times
20-05-2025
- General
- Times
Six simple gnocchi recipes — using shop-bought or homemade
Shop-bought fresh gnocchi are one of the best lazy dinner solutions I know: fast, filling, endlessly adaptable. Air frying or roasting them on low is a revelation — it gives them a lovely crisp outside and soft middle. Although ask a purist such as the Italian maestro Giorgio Locatelli or the chef Jacob Kenedy, who owns Bocca di Lupo restaurant in London, and they'll say don't deviate from the classic method. 'Boil — always! Pan-fried gnocchi are a chefism: nice, but I like food cooked at its simplest,' Kenedy explains. 'I prefer to boil shop-bought gnocchi,' Locatelli agrees. 'If you pan-fry them, the outside gets crispy but the inside can be underdone.' I find not frying them too hot can avoid this. If you're boiling
