Darina Allen: How to make three homemade pasta recipes, including cacio e pepe

Homemade pasta takes time but is worth the wait

Three Padella pasta dishes. Pictures: Sam Harris

Padella beside Borough Market in London is my absolute favourite London pasta restaurant. I love it so much that I’ve actually been pondering whether I really want to share this precious nugget of information. It’s already super busy and you can’t book, but it’s so good that I don’t mind waiting. It could be 30 to 60 minutes.

However, you can use the WalkUp app to join a virtual queue — a restaurant definitely needs to be really good to endure a wait that long. The app allows you to save your place in line virtually. Padella will notify you when it’s your turn so you can enjoy an aperitivo close by or pop into Borough Market to wander around the stalls. Pasta is my much-loved comfort food.