a Sahadi’s special – a great assortment of ready-mades: samosa, spanakopita, orzo salad with black beans, taboulie, baba ganoush with an onion nan

a nice green bean frittata with a mixed green salad

a straightforward sandwich with good ingredients – prosciutto cotto, swiss ementhal and lettuce on an Almondine baguette. good chewing. Tomato soup in Elsbeth’s mug from Amsterdam

Simple is best when you come straight from di Palo’s with fresh mozzarella, prosciutto di Parma on warm pizza bianca. there’s a bit of arugula and radicchio

Emily wont eat meat or cheese, but she’s OK with a bit of tuna – so we have Italian tuna in olive oil with a mixed green salad and edamame with carrot and cilantro; a new really good flaxseed bread from Wholefoods and yellow squash soup

It’s a two cheese lunch – the best caprino (the soft one) on toasted baguette; and aged pecorino with a watercress and cherry tomato salad with walnuts and a lemon mustard dressing.