Not everyone knows this. In South America they add a smidge of dark chocolate to their chilli sauce for added naughtiness. An interesting fact but unfortunately not the done thing in Italy! This traditional pasta sauce gets it's name from the heat of the chilli...arrabiata means it's "angry". You can kind of see what they were getting at. Anyway, our Arrabiata isn't a blow your head off hot but it's still got a bit of a kick to it. Hopefully rather than being angry like the sauce it will leave you with a big smile on your face! ...

Incredible. Squashed tomatoes have more healthy goodness in them than tomatoes just off the stalk... & when they get cooked all that goodness just gets better & better. Apart from our tomatoes being picked when they are at their ripest following a long summer of sunbathing under the Italian sun, what makes our tomatoes different from all the others? Well, unlike others we don't add anything to our tinned toms. If you don't know this already, most tinned tomatoes contain citric acid which is used as an acidity regulator. Ours are just squashed tomato & THAT IS IT. ...

Incredible. Squashed tomatoes have more healthy goodness in them than tomatoes just off the stalk... & when they get cooked all that goodness just gets better & better. Apart from our tomatoes being picked when they are at their ripest following a long summer of sunbathing under the Italian sun, what makes our tomatoes different from all the others? Well, unlike others we don't add anything to our tinned toms. If you don't know this already, most tinned tomatoes contain citric acid which is used as an acidity regulator. Ours are just squashed tomato & THAT IS IT. ...

What makes our extra-virgin olive oil so special? Well, this extra-virgin olive oil is a superior category olive oil. The olives are grown in Puglia in Southern Italy
- we use two different varieties Coratina & Olgliarola Barese. They are hand picked at just the right ripeness & cold pressed with 24 hours of harvesting. All this gives our extra-virgin olive oil a balanced flavour that makes it suitable for cooking as well as in dressings. Go crazy, have fun & use liberally!
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Pesto, from the Italian word 'pestare', which means to pound & crush. This delicate recipe dates back to Roman times & made with basil from Genoa, home of pesto. This delicious sauce is ideal for pasta, but it also great to mix with cream for chicken dishes, or dollop onto oven-roasted garlic & chilli aubergines. It is so versatile that we would recommend keeping a jar in the cupboard at all times. ...