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The Italian Job

first rate ingredients like these are called for to make simple dishes work
packaged in a fluted box lined in black shred

together with a quotation postcard and a mini whisk tag

2003 montepulciano d'abruzzo, masciarelli 75cl with it's delicious bright cherry fruit, this bouncy red montepulciano provides happy accompaniment to most pasta dishes

organic tomatoes in extra-virgin olive oil 280g sweet sun-ripened grappolato variety tomatoes in extra virgin olive-oil

basil pesto genovese 200g excellent with pasta or fish, this is the best pesto we've tasted. made with olive oil, cashew nuts, fresh basil from liguria, sea salt, pine nuts & garlic (but not the usual parmesan)

taggiasca olive tapenade 80g taggiasca olives are ideal for tapenade because of their mild, aromatic flavour. no additives, preservatives or anchovies - good for crostini but also for flavouring home-made pesto, soups and stews

spaghetti 500g produced by one of Italy's premier pasta makers, the finest durum wheat is bought locally and mixed with spring water. the pasta is then extruded in bronze dies, giving it a roughened texture and improving sauce absorbency. slow drying maintains the pasta's cereal flavour and improves it's flavour when cooked

spaghetti spoon & measure the holes in the handle of this spaghetti spoon will ensure perfect portions of pasta

a mini whisk tag attached to a mini whisk keyring