Padella: Winner of Waterstones Gift Book of the Year

WINNER OF WATERSTONES GIFT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025
ONE OF AMAZON'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2025

FEATURED IN 12 ADDITIONAL MEDIA BOOK OF THE YEAR LISTS including THE TIMES and MAIL ON SUNDAY

'An amazing array of wonderful pastas’ Jamie Oliver
‘Recipes that are a joy to prepare and to polish off’ Yotam Ottolenghi
'Pure joy' Keira Knightley

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PASTA, PERFECTED.

From a low and slow spicy pork ragu, to creamy gorgonzola gnocchi and rich tomato cannelloni, this is the ultimate pasta-lover’s cookbook and the long-awaited debut from Padella, the iconic London restaurant.

Includes easy-to-follow recipes for all their favourites:

- Pappardelle with Beef Shin Ragu
- Pici Cacio e Pepe
- Fettuccine with 'Nduja and Mascarpone
- Tagliarini with Crab, Chilli, Lemon and Parsley

plus many new and off-menu dishes shared for the first time.

You'll find everything from quick-fix everyday recipes to simple but sublime dishes that celebrate seasonal ingredients, as well as step-by-step guides to equipment and techniques for making your own fresh pasta at home. Richly designed and bound in real cloth, this stunning book features page upon page of awe-inspiring photography that will transport you to the kitchens, markets and landscapes of Italy – the home of pasta and the heartbeat of Padella.

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‘An extremely handsome, useful and inspiring book’ Rachel Roddy
‘Pasta dishes that would make any nonna nod in approval’ Chris Bianco