Food

Is that the one that features Greg Wallace as a draw Card? Yeah... Probably shit.

Pork chop.
Cut rind off and cook separately, or leave on?

I would cook with it on; want fat to lubricate the meat. If it is not crisp enough then cut it off at the end and crisp up while meat is resting.

Is that the one that features Greg Wallace as a draw Card? Yeah... Probably shit.

haha is that from when he tried to belittle some charidee organiser who misspelled his name?

belmlord.

Hi Hun

Saw these in Johannesburg airport and thought of you

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mmmm lovely. very 'colourful natives at play'

have fun?

It was amazing

Saw all the big five and a cheetah while on safari. Service was fantastic wherever we went. Food was amazing, we did book ourselves into incredible restaurants and were really impressed. Tasting Rooms was the best meal I have ever had.

Strong pound did help quite a lot.

A strong pound cures all ails I've heard.

Central Milan. Good pizza place? Or something? #talk2me #drunk

Good friends are recommending:

Spontini (by the slice - to go)
Pizzeria da Michele (sit down)
Coke (sit down)

They say anything more central are just tourist traps.

Ti ringrazio Gio x

Might head down Billingsgate this weekend, I'm finding it a tough task to get any decent squid or shellfish. Got a hankering for chipirones!

Hmmmmm chipirones,

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Do it, do it big time.

Can you just wander around, find a decent stall and order what you like? Or is there some sort of protocol? Never been before!

just wander round, it's best to go with a couple of people as you usually need to buy in bulkish quantities, so 8 sea bream instead of 2, and then split what you get between yourselves.
Also means you get different stuff as the people you'll go with will have different needs/likes when I went with @greenhell, my portion of the bounty lasted several months, make sure you have space in your freezer to accommodate it all.

Are there any pasta dishes that aren't tomato or cream/cheese based sauces? What other sauces are available?

loads of them

simple things like garlic, olive oil, chilli flakes and a sauteed vegetable like shredded courgette, mushrooms ...

very good stuffed pasta can just be served with a sage butter

the key with this kind of thing is the quality of the ingredients, dressing the dish with eating quality as opposed to cooking quality olive oil, fresh herbs...

yeah +1 on the x virgin olive oil and garlic & Olive oil and sage.

I did a walnut bread sauce - wizz up walnuts & slice of bread, add milk. Then add the sauce at end to warm through, no need to "cook" it.

I suppose you could refer to the french mother sauces and adapt them.

or get Marky Market to get them for you....

Pizzeria Gino Sorbillo
Panzerotti Luini (if you have less than 3 you're mad)

Went to both last year when I was there for Monza

10 Corso Como is great for an aperitif and Eataly is an awesome massive deli - both to the north but worth going to

All the pestos? Rocket, spinach, basil, watercress, pepper etc

For a quick dinner, I usually make rocket pesto linguine with baby pomodori. I've always got rocket, parmesan and pomodori knocking about, and it's even tastier if you chuck in a handful of frozen seafood. 15-minute dinner!

@cornelius_blackfoot Thanks man, that's good to know. Might just buy a heap of stuff and freeze into portions. Are we talking restaurant-sized orders then?

@mands Marky Market?

No protocol, I recommend a spare pair of shoes if you cycle with cleats, the floor tends to get slippery easily.

Also what all the other told you, you buy in bulk (synonym of quality if you ask me): the first time I went the smallest amount of prawns you could get was 3kg! Last time there they brought it down to 1kg. Whole fishes are either big (salmon, halibut..) and you can buy a single or half, or small fishes are by the box.

So either eat a lot/throw a dinner party/freeze.

All in all it's fun, just as an experience per se. Try not going after 6am, next time give me a bit of heads up and I'll come with you.