Russell Norman: Brutto

<p>This week, Gilly is with <a href="https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/russell-norman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russell Norman</a>, the&nbsp;award-winning restaurateur, writer and broadcaster&nbsp;who brought Italy to the British high street, first through <a href="https://www.polpo.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Polpo</a>, the book and chain of Venetian style restaurants which gave us small plate food culture,&nbsp;and now <a href="https://guide.michelin.com/gb/en/greater-london/london/restaurant/brutto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brutto</a>, the Florentine trattoria next to London’s Smithfield market.</p><br><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/452787/brutto-by-norman-russell/9781529197143" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brutto, the book</a>, is about much more than the recipes of the restaurant. It’s an&nbsp;ode to Florence where we find what Russell calls the 'ugly but beautiful' food that the Tuscan capital is really all about.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to head to <a href="https://gillysmith.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilly's Substack</a> to see what Russell has cooked up over on Extra Bites</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>