Insatiable Appetites: Eating Out in Georgian London (Peter Ross) Native Foods Her family’s connections to Italy

Her family’s connections to Italy and their extensive travels there – from the rolling hills of Tuscany to the sun-drenched shores of Sicily – have enriched the recipes which feature on the menu of Contini George Street

Hand signed by the author

is what is known as the "food valley

and baristas

and creative originals like Masala Brussels Sprouts

Insatiable Appetites: Eating Out in Georgian London (Peter Ross) Native Foods Her family’s connections to ItalyFrom dawn until past midnight, Londoners dined at taverns, coaching inns, oyster rooms, confectioners, coffee shops, chocolate houses, soup shops, and dining rooms. For the poor, the streets bustled with vendors offering early versions of fast food: hot green peas, baked potatoes, suet puddings, curds and whey, rice milk, gingerbread, pastry pigs, and the now forgotten saloop, a warming drink made from orchid roots. After dark, sex workers and their