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The South African
27-06-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Italy prepare for Springboks by hammering Namibia
Fullback Jacopo Trullo scored three tries as Italy warmed up for a two-Test series in South Africa by crushing Namibia 73-6 in Windhoek on Friday. The tourists were ahead within three minutes when awarded a penalty try that led to Namibia hooker Louis van der Westhuizen being sin binned. Namibia flyhalf Tiaan Swanepoel kicked two penalties to reduce the arrears to a single point after 15 minutes at Hage Geingob Stadium, but the home team failed to score again. As Italy took control, Trullo (twice), inside centre Leonardo Marin, winger Simone Gesi and outside centre Tommaso Menoncello crossed the tryline in the first half. Flyhalf Giacomo Da Re succeeded with four of five conversion kicks to give Italy a 40-6 half-time advantage. The second half followed a similar pattern with the dominant visitors adding tries through scrumhalf Alessandro Fusco, replacements Mirco Spagnolo and Stephen Varney and Trullo. Italy completed the scoring when awarded another penalty try. Da Ra kicked a further two conversions in the second half and Varney one. The tourists now head to South Africa to face the world champion Springboks with the first Test on July 5 in Pretoria and the second on July 12 in Gqeberha. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Time Out
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
a ballsy offering of big, bold food, heavy with hearty guanciale
Bold move, Lupa. Very bold. There's already a glut of great Italian restaurants in London, and quite a lot of them happen to be right here in Highbury. The incomparable Trullo, for example, is just around the corner! But Lupa has something the others do not. Lupa not only promises 'Roman comfort food', but the slim chance of catching sight of its Very Handsome co-founder, the actor Theo James. This is That man's intense bone structure and dreamy eyebrows are not the only draws however. Carousel co-founder Ed Templeton is also behind this new opening, and in the kitchen is the extremely capable Naz Hassan, who we last encountered during his tenure as head chef of the much-missed Pidgin. Hassan has done time in some of London's most esteemed kitchens, from high-end Indian at Bibi, supercharged steak at the Cut at 45 Park Lane, and non-specific Euro sharing plates at Crispin. And it's evident from our first bite that such a gifted all-rounder hasn't encountered any trouble turning his hand to Italian cuisine. It's a courgette flower, lightly battered, deep fried and stuffed with smooshy burrata, then draped with a fat anchovy and resting in a pool of its own green courgettey juices. Sure, it's steep at £10.50 for a single courgette flower, but it sets the tone for the cavalcade of sturdy Roman flavours that are about to descend upon us. This isn't a delicate menu of rural farm fare, but a ballsy offering of big, bold food, heavy with hearty guanciale that's so salty it could feasibly replace the body of lost electrolytes during a heatwave. A tomato carpaccio covered in a vigorously crispy pangrattato makes us instantly jealous of the life these pampered fruits have lived; baked in the sun and picked by caring nonnas. What bliss! Pasta is equally punchy. Carbonara is the same gleaming yellow as Xmas advocaat, dotted with huge hunks of pork jowl and deeply, pleasingly creamy, while the cacio e pepe hums with the heavy duty heat of freshly cracked black pepper. If you're greedy, by all means get stuck into some secondi - the slow-roasted porchetta stuffed with apricot makes for a superlative swirl of meat, complete with enviable crackling, white the pan-fried cod somes served in a lake of butter. Perhaps most thrilling though is a dish of bitter leaves, drenches with a fabulously trashy honey-mustard vinaigrette. We finish with a courageously savoury peach tart. Thinly sliced fruit on a bed of ricotta, which my dining companion says is 'giving spanakopita'. If the food is legit, so is the space, an old shoemenders turned tiny 28-cover room, a fitting facsimile of a cosy Trastevere osteria, minus - alas - the gaggle of beautiful people outside smoking cigarettes. Looks like there's room for another great Italian restaurant in Highbury after all. The vibe A lovely little trattoria with a glam crowd. The food Hearty and powerful Roman-inspired comfort dishes. The drink A short cocktail menu includes a frightfully potent fig leaf martini, while the menu of Italian wines is deft and assured.
Time Out
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The best Italian restaurant in London in 2025, according to Time Out
Who doesn't like Italian food? London certainly has a soft spot for it, and we've got a host of Italian restaurants dishing out super authentic, super delicious dishes that are worthy of a Naples trattoria. Here at Time Out we've just announced the 20 best Italian restaurants in London and holding its place at the top spot is one of the 50 best restaurants in the city – Trullo in Highbury. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this month (it opened back in June 2010), this small but powerful pasta restaurant is running a 'Hall of Fame' menu until the end of the month, so you can taste some of their most classic dishes and hand-rolled pasta, including ox heart with salsa rossa, pappardelle with slow-cooked beef shin ragù, and their mighty tiramisu. 'The Highbury trattoria hasn't got any flashy gimmicks or TikTok-friendly marketing ploys,' wrote our most recent, five star review of Trullo. 'Instead, Trullo's reputation is built on consistently excellent food and its expertly calibrated atmosphere, neither of which have slipped an iota in the restaurant's history.' Our list also includes some classic London restaurants, such as the ever-entertaining Ciao Bella in Bloomsbury, the drop-in, late-night favourite Bar Italia in Soho, and the pricey Sale e Pepe in Knightsbridge, which dates back to 1974. New entries to the list include fashionista's favourite Dalla in Hackney, the all-day Leo's in Clapton and pleasingly hard-to-find Polentina in Bow.
Time Out
11-06-2025
- General
- Time Out
Padella
Padella, a sleek but casual pasta bar from the duo behind Islington's Trullo is just a stone's throw from Borough Market. Dishes are small enough – and, at around £10-15, cheap enough – to let you to order three between two. Do this. In fact, bring extra friends so you can order a bit of everything. Who cares if you'll likely be sat in a row? Talking is so overrated. There's a changing mix of classics and lesser-spotted varieties such as tagliarini (skinny tagliatelle) or pici cacio, a kind of hand-rolled no-egg noodle from Siena. Padella's version is not just chewy and satisfying (a bit like Japanese udon), but comes smothered in a simple yet moreish sauce of parmesan, butter and cracked black pepper. Order this Trullo fans will be pleased to see the signature eight-hour beef shin ragu (served over pappardelle) here. Time Out tip There are no bookings at Padella, yes, you have to join a queue, but come for an early lunch (11.30am), or early dinner (5pm) when doors open, and you won't have to wait long to get fed.
Daily Mirror
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
I spent £125 at Charli XCX's favourite restaurant - one thing had to be changed
As a north Londoner, when I heard that Charli XCX's favourite London restaurant was just down the road in Highbury and Islington, I knew I had to pop in for a bite Charli XCX is easily one of the most influential figures for Gen Z and Millenials alike, thanks to the success of her 2024 album Brat, which birthed the iconic Brat Summer era and sent a slime green wave global as fans channelled their inner Brat. A year on, the 365 singer is still having a cultural impact, from her DJ set with Cannes (alongside fiancé George Daniel) to her song 'I think about it all the time' climbing in virality on TikTok as the backing track for the new 'propaganda I'm not falling for' trend. As the cultural icon she's become, her recommendations are treated like gold dust and thankfully, she's not gatekeeping them. In a video posted in November 2024, Charli engaged in a quick-fire Q&A with Top Jaw, sharing her top recommendations, from the best bar in London (she says it's Trisha's in Soho) to her favourite restaurant. Charli's favourite London spot, Trullo, is based in Highbury and Islington. The quaint, unassuming restaurant is mere seconds from the tube station, and is nested on St Paul's Road. It's only noticeable by it's royal blue exterior and doubles as the perfect spot for a mega star to grab a low-key bite. I managed to book a table for 9pm, fairly late but a win is a win. Once seated at our table, the lights around us dimmed and my friend and I couldn't help but notice how cosy and - dare I say - romantic the spot had become. It'd make the perfect place for a date. We ordered sparkling white wine and the Bruschetta of Westcombe ricotta and marinated Olasagasti anchovy (£14.50) to start, although our waiter described a delicious squid starter option that wasn't featured on the menu. For mains, we both loved the sound of the Pici with white asparagus, prosciutto San Daniele and egg yolk (£21), but asked for a different pasta shape - sorry to be pici but I love tagliatelle! Our waiter obliged and offered the meal in a tagliatelle shape instead which tasted divine. With a huge portion, oozing with flavour, it's no surprise that Charli listed this as one of her favourites in the whole city. From incredible service, indulgent food and a cosy atmosphere. In total, our meal, including drinks and service charge cost £125.42 for two. You really can't go wrong with a bite at Trullo, but good luck at getting a spot as bookings fill fast. Next month, you'll be able to experience Charli's very own music recommendations, as the singer has been busy curating her own 'Party Girl Festival' which she'll headline along with personally chosen special guests, including 070 Shake, The Dare and The Japanese House, with many more still to come. The 'Party Girl Festival' is part of the LIDO festival and will take place from June 6 to June 15, but Charli won't take to the stage until June 14. The singer announced the 'Party Girl Festival' via Instagram, sharing the festival poster with the caption: "I'm throwing a festival in London in Victoria Park on June 14th and all these people are playing so get tickets xx." Fans took to the comments to share their excitement at the line-up and Charli's impending performance, with one writing: "This the only time I wish I lived in the UK."
