A Cornish Italy

from Cornwall Living Special Edition for Bath & Bristol | Issue 18

by Engine House Media

St Ives splendour

A CORNISH

ITALY

ABOVE é Ugo and Mamma Daniela thinking up the next fresh recipe

INSET The award winning TiramisUGO, fresh, light and truly Italian

A treasured family recipe and a fresh idea that started the authentic food delivery service everyone’s talking about.

It all started with tiramisu. “I grew up as part of a large, food-centric family,” explains Ugo, founder of TiramisUGO and The Cornish Italian. “I often joined my father Piero to make tiramisu as an aprèsski treat after a long day on the slopes.” This family recipe became legendary, and was always present at times of celebration. When Ugo moved to Cornwall from Italy, he continued to make tiramisu for his friends here, using this simple ritual as a way of conveying his cultural and familial heritage. Ugo recalls that this led to many conversations about childhood experiences, family recipes and food traditions, and about how so many of our formative memories are connected to food. Through the making and sharing of this recipe, new friendships were forged and people started to ‘get’ this fervent Italian when he talked about simple pleasures making for rich moments in life. And so TiramisUGO was born.

With the arrival of Covid-19 throwing a spanner in the or s, o identifi ed a ap in the market for high-quality meal boxes delivered to homes, and so called on his mother – Mamma Daniela – to lend a helping hand. The Cornish Italian launched in March , ust ee s a ter the fi rst nationa lockdown was introduced, and focused on delicious pasta dishes based on Ugo’s family recipes and made using fabulous Cornish ingredients. “Being based in Cornwall we have access to so many amazing ingredients. Cornish beef from Treway Farm, award-winning Cornish Gouda, local milk from Trink Dairy, Cornish butter, and of course St Ewe Eggs – our partners in making criminally good desserts,” says Ugo. “In a nutshell, we combine the best of Cornish and Italian ingredients, shaping these into delicious Italian dishes using our authentic family recipes. Everything is handmade and freshly prepared.” Ugo is now sending authentic Italian meals ready to warm throu h and devour a ays fi nishin with tiramisu of course – delivered to doors across the UK.

All the popular Italian classics are also available, from Spaghetti alla Bolognese to Pasta al Pesto, Ravioli with Ricotta and Spinach, to Mamma Daniela’s signature Lasagne, with new dishes and seasonal specials being introduced all the time. For freshly made authentic food without the hard work, get in touch with The Cornish Italian.