Aldo Zilli on London's best co� ee,

Krispy Kreme doughnuts and his

love of all things Italian

WELCOME TO MY WORLD

A L D O

ZILLI

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I grew up in a central

Italian village called

Navelli, where the

sa� ron � ower is

farmed. I like the

silkiness that sa� ron

gives to risotto

and the way that

it announces the

� avour of seafood.

WORDS NEIL SIMPSON

Some of the most memorable food I've

ever eaten is on Ischia, off the Amalfi

coast. Hotel Il Moresco has the best

hotel food, which I normally avoid.

Arancina in Notting

Hill is very good;

the Sicilian

rice balls

are really

delicious.

I use cookbooks to learn more

about di� erent cuisines, such

as Anjali Pathak's books for

Indian cooking.

The breakfast menu at

Cicchetti includes Italian

sausage with savoury

zabaglione, which is

what I always

go for when it's

brunch time.