Covent Garden ha always been a bit of a tourist trap, with restaurants to match. I avoided it for years but its turned a corner lately with restaurants like Opera Tavern, Hawksmoor and Mishkins and now, Cicchetti. Owned by the San Carlo Group, with the help of Italian chef Aldo…
Risotto is not a dish I’ve particularly warmed to in the past. I’ve always found it a bit stodgy and samey, but then I tried the saffron and bone marrow risotto at Ristorante Semplice in Mayfair…wow! It was stunning. But then I didn’t want to order risotto from anywhere else…