ROSA MATTO WRITES

Food. Life. Travel.

I like to describe myself as a teacher first, chef second. My career as cookery teacher, caterer and writer spans three long, eventful decades. One day, I will write a tell all memoir! I will name names. My great love is to invite people to my rather chaotic kitchen table and plie them with simple food, litres of wine and regale them with tales – some true, some ‘embellished.’ But now, I’ve reached the point in my life when my family and friends have heard my stories, jokes and travel tips so many times that their eyes glaze over as soon as I open my mouth. My other obsession is to travel with groups of like minded people, so my stories and recipes originate from many destinations, from home and abroad.

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Photo Credit: Banks' photo of the ultimate professionals at Florian, Venice. Recently I had the pleasure of working with two fine waiters from Bespoke Hospitality. They ran the floor and I schlepped in the kitchen. Just before service, I checked the table setting and made a few adjustments relevant to my brief from the client. Thereafter, I left them to it - confident that the guests would be treated in a courteous, gracious and efficient manner. My modus operandi is to leave