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an interview with
Piada & More S
ince opening in April 2018, husband and wife Riccardo and Mary have been bringing a real taste of Italian food and lifestyle to Falmouth. We chatted to them to find out more about their story and the heart that goes into every dish they serve in Cornwall’s first ‘piadineria’.
An interview with : Piada & More
So for people who don't know we have to start by asking, what is a piada? R: A very popular street food dish in Italy! Also known as piadinas, they're are a tasty thin flatbread served with choices of Italian fillings like cold cuts, cheese, vegetables and herbs. M: Piadas are an ancient part of Italian history because they date back to the 11th century, when they were cooked on terracotta dishes in fires. R: We make ours on pans but the recipe is still authentic. On your menu board there are piade, crescioni, rotoli and piadapizza. What’s the difference between them all? R: They are all made using the same flatbread but prepared and served in different ways with different fillings and toppings. Piade are folded and rotoli are rolled. Both are eaten like a sandwich. Crescioni are more like a calzone and piadapizza is what it sounds like - we use the flatbread as a base and serve it like pizza!
Is there more on the menu? R: Yes, we started with our speciality piadas last year but have recently introduced pasta to the menu and it's proving popular, perhaps because it's a more well-known dish in England. We also serve fine Italian wine, limoncello, home-made desserts like panna cotta and baked Nutella and Amaretti cheesecake, and our famous coffee cream! M: We normally have one or two pasta dishes to choose from each day. Today it’s spinach and ricotta tortelloni. We keep everything on the menu simple, always homemade and always using high quality ingredients. Italian style is 'less is more'. It all sounds amazing. What sort of prices can people expect to pay? R: Our piadas range from £5 to £7, and our pasta dishes from £7-15. Everything is very good quality but we want to keep it our prices affordable. Do you cater for parties? M: Yes, we often put on Italian evenings for groups of 8 to 12 people for birthdays and other events. R: We can make a special menu for you if there is something particular that you'd like.
And you make your bread fresh every day? M: We make it fresh with each order. Everything here is homemade and prepared in the same way that we would for our family and friends, with love and care.
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