A Frome chef has won Waterstones’ Gift of the Year award for his pasta cookbook.
Tim Siadatan’s book Padella is described as the ‘ultimate book of pasta’ by Waterstones.
Tim said, “This recognition from the best booksellers in the business makes me feel that all the hard work poured into this book by me and the team was worth it and it fills me with a great sense of achievement and pride.”
Tim graduated from
the first intake at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant, he is the co-owner of London-based restaurants Trullo and Padella and has become synonymous with bold Italian cooking.
“With over 100 recipes – all pasta – it is for pasta lovers everywhere,” said Waterstones. “There are recipes for simple weeknight store-cupboard pastas, such as Spaghetti with Garlic, Capers & Black Pepper and there are recipes for mastering fresh pasta from scratch, like Ravioli of Ricotta with Sage Butter…Most importantly it teaches home cooks the simple steps to take their home cooked pasta to the next level.”
