About Katie Caldesi

Katie Caldesi

Katie Caldesi, together with her husband Giancarlo, owns two Italian restaurants in England, Caffé Caldesi and Caldesi, and runs an Italian cooking school in London, La Cucina Caldesi. She’s also the author of more than half a dozen cookbooks, including The Italian Cooking Course, which was nominated for a James Beard Best International Cookbook award. She and Giancarlo live in London with their two sons.

Pesto Genovese

Pesto Genovese

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A spoon-it-straight-from-the-jar-and-slather-it-on-everything sauce with the taste of tradition, the seduction of sophistication.

  • 15 M
  • 15 M
  • 35
Fried Risotto Balls

Arancini

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You’ve not experienced the true magic of leftovers ’til you’ve had these fried orbs of leftover risotto. Crisp outside. Molten inside. Delish through and through.

  • 45 M
  • 1 H, 10 M
  • 11
Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms

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A contemporary take on a ’70s classic, these stuffed ‘shrooms have an undeniable appeal—everyone’s fave dinner party nosh.

  • Quick Glance
  • 15 M
  • 30 M
  • 4
The classic Italian dish: roast pork cooked in milk sliced on a cutting board.

Roast Pork in Milk

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There’s a reason this stroke of Italian brilliance, which infuses a relatively cheap cut of pork with a subtle milky sweetness, is a classic. One taste and you’ll be thanking us.

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  • 35 M
  • 2 H, 35 M
  • 21