Plenty of restaurants in London serve tiramisu. We serve Nonna Maria's tiramisu, and the difference is the part you can't quite see on the plate.
One recipe, three generations
Nonna Maria is Chef Rosario's mother. The recipe on our dessert menu is hers, written by hand, taught to him in her kitchen long before there was ever a steakhouse to put it in. It's the tiramisu he grew up on. It's the one she still makes when family visits. And it's the one we make every night in Hammersmith, exactly the way she insists.
“A recipe passed down through generations.”
She is, gently, a perfectionist. The mascarpone has to be the right brand. The coffee has to be properly brewed espresso, not cafetière. The savoiardi have to be dipped, not soaked. The cocoa goes on at the very last moment, just before it leaves the kitchen, so it doesn't go matte. We follow every rule.
Three flavours, one philosophy
We've kept the Classic exactly as she taught Rosario. But we've added two flavours that she's reluctantly approved, on the condition we don't touch the structure. The result is the only tiramisu in London where Nonna Maria has personally signed off on the choices:
Classic. The original. Mascarpone, espresso, cocoa, savoiardi, a whisper of Marsala. The dessert that ends the meal the way Italian meals are supposed to end.
Pistachio. Sicilian pistachio cream layered through the mascarpone, with chopped pistachios for crunch. Familiar at first, then unmistakably Sicilian on the second spoon.
Nutella. The flavour every guest who orders it grins about. Hazelnut chocolate folded into the cream, the savoiardi still doing their classic job underneath. Indulgent, nostalgic, and not subtle, as it should be.
Why we still make it the slow way
Mascarpone is delicate. Egg yolks have to be whipped at the right tempo. The whole thing rests overnight to let the layers settle. None of this is efficient. And that's exactly the point. Some recipes are not meant to be rushed. This is one of them.
If you're searching for the best tiramisu in London, or the kind of Italian dessert in Hammersmith that actually tastes like someone's grandmother made it. That's because someone's grandmother did.
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