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He opened L’Anima in 2008, which became one of the leading lights of London’s collection of Italian restaurants – ‘Many lay claim to being number one Italian restaurant, but Francesco Mazzei’s L’Amina has the edge’ (The Observer, 2013). Signature dishes at L’Anima – such as Charcoal scallops with n’duja and salsa verde and Spit roast leg of lamb with cannellini beans and black cabbage – offer prime examples of a style that marries rustic Calabrian flavours with Modern European precision. His next project opens in Autumn 2015 with the relaunch of Sartoria in Mayfair.This, his first book, is a straightforward ‘80 terrific southern Italian recipes’ with an introduction to the food of Southern Italy. First Edition. Hardcover. Published by Penguin Ramdom House 2015