OBSERVER FOOD MONTHLY: THE BEST THING I ATE IN 2014
Contributors including Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver share the best thing they ate this year, from shiso-leaf noodles to live langoustine
Ricotta gnocchi
Carmen Quagliata’s ricotta gnocchi at the Union Square Cafe in New York. The recipe is simplicity itself. There’s ricotta, just enough flour to maintain structural integrity and a little seasoning. The result is miraculous and suggests both a steady hand in the kitchen and a keen eye on the roll and tumble of the boiling water they are cooked in. To say they are like edible clouds is to give too much credit to a cloudy day. There is an ethereal lightness to them, offset by a little tomato sauce. Uncomplicated? Certainly. A moment of bliss to eat? Why yes.
Jay Rayner, Observer restaurant critic
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EDIBLE CLOUDS
