Nick Risidi

A few weeks ago at the restaurant, we were about to make some food for the staff before we headed into another busy night at work, when the manager at Amici, Pino Genchi, piped up and asked us if we would like to try something his mum used to make him when he was a child back in Bari, southern Italy.

The aubergine is one of the oddest vegetables around.

The meatball is probably one of the things the Italians are best known for... aside from pizza and pasta, of course!

A lot of restaurants from different countries have mussels on their menus – for most, they are a very popular dish.

Following on from our last recipe, we will now be revealing more secrets from our menu.