Russell Norman

Russell Norman is an award-winning restaurateur, writer and broadcaster, and the founder of the POLPO restaurant group. Norman's book POLPO - A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts) was published by Bloomsbury and won Waterstones Book of the Year 2012. In 2014 he presented The Restaurant Man, a six-part prime-time documentary for BBC2, and his second book SPUNTINO - Comfort Food (New York Style) won the 2016 Guild of Food Writers Award for best food and travel book. He is a contributing editor for Esquire magazine and writes a monthly column as 'The Accidental Cook'. He opened his fully booked Trattoria Brutto in 2021 to universal acclaim and a long waiting list.

Books by Russell Norman

Brutto

Russell Norman

The much-anticipated follow-up title to Russell's award-winning and bestselling Polpo, showcasing simple Florentine recipes. Brutto will appeal to those who bought Polpo, Stanley Tucci's Taste and The Tucci Table, An A-Z of Pasta and Jamie's Italy

Venice

Russell Norman

The new cookbook from the award-winning restaurateur, writer, broadcaster, and founder of POLPO

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Beef shin & Peppercorn stew (peposo)

The classic Florentine beef stew. It’s a dish of extremely deep flavours and comforting textures.

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Pasta, borlotti bean & rosemary soup (pasta e fagioli)

When I think of comfort food, my mind turns to pasta e fagioli.

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Florentines (biscotti con mandorle, nocciole, zenzero e cioccolato)

Here’s a slight anomaly. Although I have always known these cookies as Florentines, there doesn’t seem to be an equivalent in Italian for the name.