1st May at the table with Danilo Cortellini

Another comforting recipe from my beloved homeland Abruzzo. If you want to translate the name of this dish it would be a peculiar one, Virtues. This relates to the only virtues that poor farmers could show in the past, the amazing vegetable selection that nature provides in-between seasons. In fact, tradition wants for every household

Carbonara Day With Danilo Cortellini

The fool-proof Spaghetti carbonara Misjudge, miscalled, and often mistreated, the Carbonara is the most controversial Italian recipe out there. So simple at glance but yet so intricate, I consider this recipe more of a ritual rather than a dish. A ritual so sacred that if you swap one ingredient for an alternative (god forbid!) you
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A chef at the Embassy: Egg Pappardelle Rustichella d’Abruzzo with chicken liver and marsala wine sauce

I love a plate of fresh egg pasta on a Sunday, perhaps dressed with a meaty pulled beef ragú and copious amount of grated cheese. It must be one of those childhood memories that stuck with you forever. But what happens when I don’t have time to make fresh pasta? Well easy, I just use
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Rustichelle alla Teramana

Rustichelle alla Teramana (Squared spaghetti with mini meatballs) This must be one of my favorite pasta dishes of all time. Of course the recipe is straight from Abruzzo’s tradition, so very close to my heart. “Rustichelle” squared spaghetti dressed with intense mini meatballs tomato. This funnily shaped spaghetti (also known as Chitarrone) from Rustichella d’Abruzzo
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A chef at the Embassy: Danilo Cortellini signs the new Rustichella d’Abruzzo recipes

Originally from Abruzzo, a small region of Italy that is rich in culinary tradition, Danilo is the Head Chef of the Italian Embassy in London since 2012. Before arriving at the Embassy, Danilo trained at Michelin-star level both in Italy, at restaurant San Domenico in Imola and Perbellini near Verona, then in London with three
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Digitize sales: the B2B platform for Rustichella’s admirers is online

A successful team, a passion who goes over 90 years, a warranty in more than 70 countries: Rustichella d’Abruzzo, artisanal pasta production leader in the world, starts a new ecommerce project suitable for customers and retailers.

Traditional Lasagne

  Ingredients (serving 4): Lasagna Rustichella d’Abruzzo 1 medium carrot 1 large onion 1 celery stalk 300 gr of beef meat, minced 200 gr of sausage meat, minced Intosso olive oil 400 gr of tomato sauce 4 table spoon of parmesan cheese, grated salt Preparation: Ragù sauce: heat 3 table spoons of olive oil in
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Spaghetti Lenzi

Spaghetti Lenzi Spaghetti Lenzi: recipe for a tasty and original first course The recipe of Spaghetti Lenzi is Italian but not born in Italy. In fact we move to Thailand, a land well known for its paradisiacal white sand beaches, palm trees bordering the crystalline sea and coconut water served everywhere as a refreshing drink.
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Rustichella pasta lessons in Cyprus! 7 dishes created by chef Zonfa from Abruzzo

On March 15th the University of Nicosia in Cyprus held a lesson/demo event on pasta organised and sponsored by the Culinary Arts Department of Intercollege and Rustichella d’Abruzzo. The company was represented by Abruzzo’s 1 Michelin star Chef William Zonfa, who prepared a live demo consisting of seven courses: six dishes of pasta and one
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PrimoGrano wins the “WineHunter Award” at Merano Wine Festival 2017

Sagne a Pezzi (in pieces) and Spaghettoni PrimoGrano (100% of Abruzzo grown wheat) by Rustichella d’Abruzzo are the winners of The WineHunter Award 2017 by the Merano WineFestival, the first event in Europe which, since 1992, solely focuses on the selection of top quality products in an exclusive ambience. Its multi-sensory journey in just one
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