In collaboration with Ida presents:
<< Inn good company with Simonetta Wenkert >>
An intimate evening with Simonetta Wenkert to discover the rich history behind Ida; the beloved local eatery & small yet resilient restaurant nestled between Kilburn and Kensal Rise.
‘Simonetta invites you to the table, with a menu of intimate stories and confidently unfussy
recipes. This book is heartfelt and captivating’ – Yotam Ottolenghi
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The evening will include a book signing opportunity, a lively Q&A & Ida culinary delights straight from The Surprise kitchen. Don’t miss this unique celebration of food, place, and storytelling.
Tickets are £15, including food from the Ida cookbook after the talk. All proceeds going to Laurence's Larder, Soup Kitchen & Food Bank.
About Ida
Ida opened in 2007 in a pretty Grade II listed corner shop in Queens Park. Family-run, by husband and wife team, Avi and Simonetta together with their three children, the dream was to recreate the kind of simple, home-cooked Italian food you might eat at the house of your favourite aunt. Ida’s speciality is fresh pasta and gnocchi, made in-house, as well as regional vegetarian, vegan and fish dishes. At Ida, everything is made fresh every day.
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The restaurant is named after Avi’s mother, Ida, who was born in 1922 in a medieval hilltop town called Cupramontana. The most fastidious and refined of cooks, she could hold a twenty year grudge because a fruittivendolo in Rome once tucked a bruised peach into her shopping. But she had an encyclopaedic knowledge of regional Italian cuisine, always championing simplicity over fussiness and fashion, and most of the food served at Ida is directly based on her recipes.​
