Then the filling 800 ml single cream,80 ml double cream,250 ml mascarpone and 100 g icing sugar -beaten for many,many minutes and not becoming a creme Chantilly (as too much single cream? When it is al dente, drain using a slotted spoon and add it to the pan with the duck and vegetables. If you're yet to hit up cult London eateries Gloria and Circolo Popolare, Big Mamma, the group behind the buzz, are bringing their twist on Italian cooking straight to your kitchen with a cookbook.

Having said that, we snaffled them within minutes of them coming out of the pan, scalding our mouths on the oozing cheese. Zuppa di pomodoro; pizz’n’roll (rolled pizza with fontina cheese); melanzane in carrozza (aubergine fritters with provolone cheese and tomato confit); carpaccio Sorrentino (beef carpaccio with courgettes and almonds); pasta e ceci con gamberi (pasta with chickpeas and prawns); big lasagna; the incredible lemon pie. Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. It offers, among other things, our Carbonara served in a pecorino wheel, Neapolitan pizzas with Italian ingredients like San Marzano tomatoes and fresh mozzarella – and to top it off, our scandalous desserts featuring our caramelised, chocolate covered profiterole and famous zingy lemon pie, size XXL.For example, at the top of each recipe the length of time involved is listed, broken down into preparation time, cooking time, and sometimes something like resting time, or chilling time. The surprisingly ‘serious’ cookbook from the bat shit crazy French-owned Big Momma Group of Italian restaurants that operates a total of 10 venues in France and the UK with Gloria and Circolo Popolare in Shoreditch and Fitzrovia respectively. This little corner of Italy hosted an explosive menu, mixing old Italian classics with ingredients sourced direct from small producers in Italy, plus a few fun twists from Head Chef Filippo La Gattuta. Jimi Famurewa, Evening Standard on Circolo Popolare "You'll have seen the cheese wheel carbonara on Instagram, heard about the 10-level lasagne from excited friends, and read about the mountainous lemon meringue pie in restaurant reviews. They also boast eight restaurants in France, including La Felicità, a 50,000 sq ft food market in Paris, and Libertino, due to open in Paris on the 6th December.

The idea behind these wonderful places, explain the founders in our new book, was to both make authentic Italian food, but also to recreate a place full of warmth and generosity that can be found in the small, out-of-the-way trattorias. Publishers Weekly " Big Mamma includes 130 recipes inspired by its chefs who contributed dishes [with] silly names that reinforce the company motto to embrace food - and life - joyfully. Italian restaurant group Big Mamma, owned by ubiquitous Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux, have proudly launched a new cookbook ‘Big Mamma Cucina Popolare’ – out now. If by some miracle you haven’t really cooked Italian food at home, this is a colourful, vibrant way to get started.Big Mamma plans to fill the world with the tastes and aromas of Italy, one restaurant and one cookbook at a time. Their wish is to share the flavours of their childhood, the taste of their very own Italy, of Naples, of Rome, of Verona, of Puglia and every other part of the country. And when in season, the Pizza Yolo, which has figs, nuts and mozzarella on it - it's the one that won our pizza chef the modern Neapolitan pizza award. STYLIST "If you want a cookbook that reflects the perfect environment in which to dine with friends and family - in a stimulating and deliciously Italian atmosphere - this is it!