Last week I met with Gabriella Mari, one of the co-founders of the Scuola di Arte Culinaria Cordon Bleu. Together with Cristina Blasi, she runs a successful cooking studio in the center of Florence. I asked Gabriella to share one of her most simple and favorite recipes with us. We decided on pasta with fresh figs [currently in season] and Nduja [spicy soft sausage from Calabria]. The result was delicious light pasta, flawlessly balancing sweet and spicy. Read more →