RIP Antonio Carluccio

Thesnipergecko · 10 Nov 2017 at 10:49

A huge inspiration of mine

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/08/chef-antonio-carluccio-dies-aged-80

Scam · 10 Nov 2017 at 11:11

I saw this yesterday. Always seemed like a stand-up honest guy. Did wonders for Italian food in the UK. What a shame

mattius1989 · 10 Nov 2017 at 16:10

I watched a couple of episodes of a great series he did where he travelled around Italy doing some cooking.

I utilised his Bolognese recipe the night before he died. Highly recommend. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/f...t-perfect-Spag-Bol-Dont-let-Brit-cook-it.html

robfosters · 10 Nov 2017 at 20:34

Loved pasta, red wine and women. 80 years of indulging in those 3 is a life well spent imo. RIP.

Rroff · 10 Nov 2017 at 20:37

Never heard of him before a friend of mine posted a picture of himself with the guy on facebook a couple of days ago when he died.

robj20 · 11 Nov 2017 at 06:52

Yeah love his recipes, very little Italian food served over hear has any resemblance to Italian food. Was refreshing to see at least his was true to the origins. Will have his Fennel and prawn recipe in honour.

https://www.cooked.com/uk/Antonio-C...ion/Pasta/Pasta-with-fennel-and-prawns-recipe

memyselfandi · 11 Nov 2017 at 16:59

Saw him at the food festival at Nottingham Castle earlier this year ... seemed like a good guy although did seem quite a bit older than when I'd seen him on TV previously.

bsoltan · 11 Nov 2017 at 21:52

Aww that's a shame. Used to love his shows on TV in the 90s. Certainly seemed to love his food. RIP.

Scam · 13 Nov 2017 at 11:53

robj20 said:
Yeah love his recipes, very little Italian food served over hear has any resemblance to Italian food. Was refreshing to see at least his was true to the origins. Will have his Fennel and prawn recipe in honour.

https://www.cooked.com/uk/Antonio-C...ion/Pasta/Pasta-with-fennel-and-prawns-recipe

That looks like a nice midweek meal thanks. Love fennel.

Rotty · 13 Nov 2017 at 23:56

seemed a nice bloke, never particularly impressed with his food though

robfosters · 14 Nov 2017 at 06:43

Rotty said:
seemed a nice bloke, never particularly impressed with his food though

That’s Italian cuisine for you. I personally find it quite repetitive and boring tbh. 90% of Italian restaurants are just pizza, pasta and risotto. Nowhere near the diversity of say French, Thai or even the US. Even the refugees in Italy protested against its monotony a few years back.

Rotty · 14 Nov 2017 at 09:43

exactly

randomshenans · 14 Nov 2017 at 13:09

I do agree, it's much more like heart warming family food really. He was a great personality though and liked his shows when him and the other dude went to Italy

Thesnipergecko · 14 Nov 2017 at 14:06

randomshenans said:
I do agree, it's much more like heart warming family food really. He was a great personality though and liked his shows when him and the other dude went to Italy

Gennaro Contaldo, Two Greedy Italians.

robfosters · 14 Nov 2017 at 14:14

randomshenans said:
I do agree, it's much more like heart warming family food really. He was a great personality though and liked his shows when him and the other dude went to Italy

True, big pots of pasta and meat sauce is probably the easiest way in the world to feed a big family on the cheap, alongside gigantic lasagnas.

randomshenans · 14 Nov 2017 at 14:30

Thesnipergecko said:
Gennaro Contaldo, Two Greedy Italians.

that's the one