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Italian Feast DVD
Italian food's greatest champion, Antonio Carluccio takes us on a gastronomic tour of Northern Italy to bring us an insider's view of his native land and its mouth-watering cuisine.
Travelling around the North of the country - from the mountains of Liguria to Venice and Verona, Antonio Carluccio takes the best of the old and the most delicious of the modern and brings them together to create food that is as full of passion as it is of flavour. As Antonio returns to his childhood haunts for a family nosh-up, joins a porcini mushroom hunt, cheers on the teams in Venice's annual gondoliers' race and visits Milan's famous design school, he swaps recipes with chefs, housewives, old friends and even Dominican monks.
Inspired by the best ingredients and flavours of Northern Italy, Antonio demonstrates how to make a definitive pesto sauce and an authentic bolognese sauce; he reinterprets traditional dishes including rustic lentil and sausage casserole and pasta with white truffle sauce; but he also creates exciting new dishes such as polenta with shrimp and an ice cream indulgence called "the Doge's 'delight'".
Special Bonus Feature - Carluccio and the Renaissance Cookbook
In this one-off documentary, Antonio Carluccio travels to Italy to investigate the life and recipes of Bartolomeo Scappi, the famed 16th Century chef; declared by many as the world's first celebrity chef.
Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast will be available in all major DVD retailers from 9 August 2010.
Meeting Sasha
Had the pleasure of finally meeting with young Sasha and her family yesterday. In February Sasha was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer which had grown in her left cheek/sinus, and eye orbit.
Within 2 weeks of the discovery, she started chemotherapy treatment. On 15th May 2010, Sasha came home after completing her 5th chemotherapy of 9. Now, she is over half way through the main therapy, but feeling anxious about radiotherapy to her face.
This is a long journey for her, but with your help, we can give her the strength to endure her treatments. If you would like to help make Sasha smile, please follow her progress on the Facebook Group Pants4Sasha.
The Warrior Band
Save the date! The Warrior Programme, a charity that Antonio is proud to support, are holding a champagne reception for the launch of the Warrior Band.
There will be guest appearances by John Illsley of Dire Straits, Liam O Maonlai of The Hot House Flowers and Jeanne Marine.
The event will be held on Tuesday 8 June from 6.30pm-9pm at the View, Battersea Power Station.
Tickets are £65 per person. For further information, please either email info@warriorprogramme.org.uk, or call +44 (0)560 204 3180.
Chefs Unite
Today I'm helping to launch the Chefs Unite raffles raising money for CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA.
For your chance to win an exclusive prize donated by me and other top celebrity chefs, simply visit www.chefsunite.co.uk.