In food, fashions come and go. The speed of churn accelerates every year. But one thing that remains constant is Britain’s love of Italian food. As a cuisine it is simple and approachable, a go-to comfort food, a culinary ray of sunshine and, in its hyper-specific regional diversity, a complex mystery it would take a lifetime to fully explore. From Neapolitan pizza to cacio e pepe, there is a seemingly endless supply of epic dishes awaiting discovery. To further this delicious education, Olive has selected an array of outstanding Italian eateries and some of the key dishes which make them shine. Buon appetito!
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RAVIOLI WITH WILD GARLIC AND RICOTTA
La Locanda, Lancashire
Maurizio Bocchi and the Ribble Valley were made for one another. The area has a local, seasonal food culture to rival Italy’s, and many incredible suppliers feed into the chef’s dishes at this cosy, stylish cottage restaurant. Spring may bring ravioli with ricotta and foraged wild garlic. Or Sardinian baked lamb, raised
