The glw has requested gnocchi for dinner.

[Burney]

I had a wonderful carbonara in a tiny enoteca halfway up a mountain in Tuscany once; a place no white man had seen before.

It contained both cream and garlic, both 'verboten' to those most ignorant of all 'cooks', the 'blinkered and dogmatic' crowd. #shotsfired

From the man who insists on food authenticity more dogmatically than any on here, that is - to say the least - a bit fvcking rich. As, I suspect, was your gloopy, garlicky, Tesco microwave-style carbonara.

[IUFG]

From the man who insists on food authenticity more dogmatically than any on here, that is - to say the least - a bit fvcking rich. As, I suspect, was your gloopy, garlicky, Tesco microwave-style carbonara.

he loves the gloop, b

[SWv2]

You haven't tasted sir C's sauce then............

Careful P, something pomodoro.

Sauce indeed.

[Sir C]

From the man who insists on food authenticity more dogmatically than any on here, that is - to say the least - a bit fvcking rich. As, I suspect, was your gloopy, garlicky, Tesco microwave-style carbonara.

How very dare you!

[Burney]

How very dare you!

Don't dish it out if you can't take it, pal.

For the record, I hope you enjoyed your spaghetti in cream sauce. It wasn't a carbonara, though.

And to think I thought I was being heretical adding nutmeg to mine.

[Sir C]

Don't dish it out if you can't take it, pal.

For the record, I hope you enjoyed your spaghetti in cream sauce. It wasn't a carbonara, though.

And to think I thought I was being heretical adding nutmeg to mine.

When were you appointed Chief Arbiter of Authentic Carbonara, anyway?

You could open your mind and learn about the huge and fascinating variations in Italian cuisine from region to region, village to village and house to house, or you could carry on operating under the mistaken impression that a little knowledge is a good thing.

I wonder which option you'll choose?

[Peter]

When were you appointed Chief Arbiter of Authentic Carbonara, anyway?

You could open your mind and learn about the huge and fascinating variations in Italian cuisine from region to region, village to village and house to house, or you could carry on operating under the mistaken impression that a little knowledge is a good thing.

I wonder which option you'll choose?

Alright, fellas. We are talking about bloody pasta here. Its hardly worth falling out over is it.....

Italian food is a bit **** anyway....

[Sir C]

Alright, fellas. We are talking about bloody pasta here. Its hardly worth falling out over is it.....

Italian food is a bit **** anyway....

It's not the pasta, it's the principle of the thing.

Which cuisine would you say is your favourite, p?

[Burney]

When were you appointed Chief Arbiter of Authentic Carbonara, anyway?

You could open your mind and learn about the huge and fascinating variations in Italian cuisine from region to region, village to village and house to house, or you could carry on operating under the mistaken impression that a little knowledge is a good thing.

I wonder which option you'll choose?

You seem very defensive, my friend. I'll bet WES's favourite chefs in Dubai use cream and garlic, too.

[Peter]

It's not the pasta, it's the principle of the thing.

Which cuisine would you say is your favourite, p?

At its best, probably Hakka. There is this crispy noodle dish I crave almost all the time. And a tempura crab you just cant do properly here.

But then I do love Indian food as well.

Ooh, this is a tricky one....I'm bloody hungry now.