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Recipes & Reflections on Italian Food Culture and Beyond. By Oliver Haenlein - Pastaio, Chef and Food Writer, from CED Gastronomy Holidays in Tuscany

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 14 May 2024

Recipe: Zingy Lemon Sauce for Pasta

How can something with such basic and so few ingredients be so delicious?

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 4 Mar 2024

9 of the Very Best Cookbooks on Italian Cuisine

In no particular order, here are nine of our favourite books written on Italian gastronomy. These works have been vital to our learnings here at Cook Eat Discover! Dear old friends, always sitting nearby, ready to inspire and inform. We hope that if they aren't already on your bookshelf, you pick up one or two and find them as inspiring as we do.

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 31 Jan 2024

Recipe: The Stuff of Dreams! Stuffed Squid in Tomato Sauce

This is a great dinner party dish. It hits the Venn diagram sweet spot between something impressive that none of your friends can make, and something surprisingly undemanding in terms of time and skill.

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 11 Dec 2023

Recipe: 'White' Sausage Ragu

Plus, how well do food cultures travel the world?

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 30 Oct 2023

Recipe: Chocolate Salame

Plus, how sweets carry love and memory!

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Oliver Haenlein · Thu 24 Aug 2023

An August Adventure in Perfect Puglia

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Tue 28 Mar 2023

Real Eats in London - 5 Hidden Gems for those Tired of the Capital's Overhyped Food Scene

The last few decades have been a rollercoaster of innovation and hype for the food scene in London. It's been exciting at times, but this winter we decided to go back to something more honest and authentic.

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 8 Feb 2023

Surviving the ‘Hungry Gap’: Winter Veg Recipe Ideas for the UK Food Shortage

Remember how hard it was to find flour during COVID? Well now it's tomatoes we're searching for! Peppers, cucumbers and salads are all also currently in short supply in the UK.

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 8 Nov 2022

Recipe: Pumpkin and Guanciale Sauce For Pasta.

This sauce exemplifies the beautiful combo of pork and pumpkin, and is one of our favourite things to make at this time of year. It will go well with most pasta shapes and is also incredibly simple, with just four main ingredients!

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 8 Aug 2022

Recipe: Zucchini Risotto with Crispy Prosciutto and Stracciatella

This risotto has been a real CED favourite in 2022! Zucchini have been abundant in our garden recently, and their fresh and sweet flavour creates a beautiful risotto.

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 16 Mar 2022

Video Recipe: Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino! Garlic, chilli and olive oil spaghetti

This is the ultimate speedy supper, and one of the reasons I fell in love with the food of Italy as a child

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Oliver Haenlein · Thu 13 Jan 2022

Video Recipe: Pasta e Ceci - Pasta, chickpea and rosemary soup

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Oliver Haenlein · Fri 27 Aug 2021

August Eat the Seasons: Peppers

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Oliver Haenlein · Fri 23 Jul 2021

Recipe: Pici all'aglione

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 31 Mar 2021

March Eat the Seasons: Wild Garlic

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 15 Mar 2021

CED meets: Chef Francesco Mazzei. Q&A and a special recipe from an Italian legend

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 1 Mar 2021

February Eat the Seasons: Rhubarb

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Alba Gelli · Mon 22 Feb 2021

Zero-Waste Carrot Leaf Pesto

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 9 Feb 2021

Supermarket Wine of the Week: Lidl Barolo 2016, £11.99

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Oliver Haenlein · Sat 30 Jan 2021

January Eat the Seasons: Leeks

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Oliver Haenlein · Thu 7 Jan 2021

Video Recipe: Tagliata di Manzo - sliced steak with Parmesan, rocket and balsamic vinegar

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 21 Dec 2020

December Eat the Seasons: Brussels Sprouts

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Oliver Haenlein · Thu 10 Dec 2020

Let’s talk about Gelato!

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 25 Nov 2020

CED meets: Italy's young prodigy, Michelin-starred chef Paolo Griffa

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 17 Nov 2020

November Eat the Seasons: Cauliflower

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 14 Oct 2020

Video Recipe: Heavenly Ragu - The ultimate meat sauce for pasta!

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 17 Jun 2020

Video Recipe: Butterly lovely! Simple sauces for stuffed pasta shapes

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Oliver Haenlein · Mon 13 Apr 2020

Video Recipe: Pasta with Mussels

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Oliver Haenlein · Thu 2 Apr 2020

Video Recipe: Effortless Tomato Sauce for Pasta

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 12 Nov 2019

Recipe: Pumpkin Risotto - A perfect autumn risotto with four textures of Pumpkin!

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Oliver Haenlein · Wed 21 Aug 2019

Recipe: Salsa ai Funghi - A simple but delicious sauce for pasta and meats

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Oliver Haenlein · Thu 4 Jul 2019

Recipe: Super Salsa Verde!

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 2 Jul 2019

Recipe: SOUPER BOWL! Aqua Cotta

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 2 Jul 2019

Pasta of the Week - Strozzapreti: “Priest stranglers!’

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Tue 2 Jul 2019

Recipe: Spaghetti alla Puttanesca! What is 'Whore’s Spaghetti’ and why should you learn to cook it?

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 2 Jul 2019

Recipe: You Need to Learn to Make Pasta alla Norma!

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Wild Food Special Recipe Pt 1: Elderflower Cordial

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Wild Food Special Pt. 2: Cooking with nettles

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Recipe: 5 Minute No-Cook Spinach Pesto, (plus a quick bit of pesto chit-chat)

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Video Recipe: Potato Gnocchi Masterclass

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

5 Reasons To go on a Cook Eat Discover Italian adventure

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Recipe: Veggie Heaven - Sicilian Sweet and Sour Aubergine Caponata

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Recipe: Perfect Panna Cotta - the essence of simplicity!

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Bangin' Bruschetta: Tips and Toppings Ideas

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Supermarket Wine of the Week! Burdizzo Vermentino, 2016, Asda, 12%, £6.18

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

5 Ways You're Cooking Pasta Wrong!

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Recipe: Flawless Foolproof Foccacia

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Oliver Haenlein · Tue 22 Jan 2019

Supermarket Wine of the Week! Chianti Contralto, Sainsbury’s, 12.5%, £5.75

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