Darina Allen: The best bolognese and the secret to ultimate roast chicken

‘Local’ is now the sexiest word in food and the coolest term on menus

hot sauce Bolognese in a frying pan and fresh ingredients close-up on the table. horizontal

I just spent a couple of days in Venice, I’ve been before but I’d forgotten just how magical it is. 

I arrived late in the evening having taken a fast train across the top of Italy from Turin where I had been attending the Slow Food Salone del Gusto Terra Madre event.