Do you know about the origins of the TORTELLINI SHAPE? Everything begins with a vicious war between MODENA and BOLOGNA, started with the robbery of a bucket. The OLYMPIAN GODS come down to Earth and decide to rest in their usual hotel, where the owner spies on VENUS, the goddess of, through the keyhole of her room. Bowled over by this vision, he rushes off to his kitchen, rolls out some fresh egg pasta, and come up with a shape inspired by Venus’s NAVEL. www.confraternitadelt

Gragnano, next door to Naples, that's where the dry pasta made with durum flour originated. Pasta makers were drying their pasta on the main street to capture the mountain breeze mixed with sea air back. -serves 4 people- 1 pound Calamari Pasta from Gragnano 2 pounds mussels 12 cherry tomatoes 12 garlic cloves 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp dried mustard seeds parsley to garnish Heat a large pot of salted water to boiling on high. Caramelise the garlic cloves in a non-s

Colatura is the Italian fish sauce made from anchovies, in Cetara. This noble liquid derives from GARUM and was used by the Ancient Romans as a dressing on their food. It’s a delicacy! -serves 4 people- 1 pound Vermicelli pasta 4 Tbsp Colatura di Cetara 4 garlic cloves, sliced 2 halfs sundried tomatoes, in small stripes 4 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 tsp chili flakes 16 parsley leaves, chopped Heat a large pot of water to boiling on high. No salt is needed as Colatura and su

Today I spent all afternoon gardening on Villa Cocles terrace and I ended up with bunches of mint........ 400 gr linguine 3 cups fresh mint leaves (washed and rinsed) 3 garlic gloves 8 Tbs Evo oil 2 tsp salt 2 ice cubes (to prevent mint chenge color) 8 Tbs Pecorino cheese (grated) Chilie pepper flakes Bay leaves (for decoration) Boil water for pasta. In a food processor mix all the ingredients, apart from Pecorino cheese. Poor the pesto into a seving bowl. Add Pecorino cheese

One blond lady from Praiano one day though me how to use lemons in many ways and this is one of the most delicious one! Thank you Enza! 400 g pasta: linguine are perfect as well as fettuccine and spaghetti will be lovely! 2 Sfusato lemons: zest and juice 4 cloves garlic 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 125 g Parmesan cheese, grated 8 table spoons of pasta boiling water sea salt 1 large bunch fresh chopped basil, thyme, parsley and any other kind of fresh herbs For the ma