'Move over Morecambe & Wise, French & Saunders, Ant & Dec, Richard & Judy. Here comes one of the most entertaining double acts ever to hit our television screens. And they can cook, too.' Giorgio Locatelli is Britain's most talented Italian chef, and Tony Allan is a master restaurateur with a thinly disguised plan to take over the entire world. Together they are double dynamite, exploding with outspoken opinions, original ideas and inspiring, relevant recipes that will have you cooking up a feast before you know it. With Tony and Giorgio in your kitchen, you'll never again be stuck for something to feed your kids (scallopine with melted cheese, tuna burgers); something to feed your family (slow-roasted belly pork, onion soup with cider); and something to feed your friends (sea bass in salt crust, boned stuffed turbot with parmesan beans). Great mates for twelve years, they bring two very different backgrounds to the table - Giorgio grew up in the idyllic Italian countryside with his grandparents, while Tony showed an early entrepreneurial spirit by selling the zinc metal off the school roof. Tony is the fisherman knowing precisely where and when to go for what; while Giorgio can't stand al that 'waiting, waiting, waiting'.

Not since Peter Sellers met Sophia Loren have Anglo-Italian relations been celebrated with such humour, spirit, and cultural one-upmanship. So it's Scotch eggs versus vitello tonnato at dawn; English fish soup versus Italian fish stew; poached wild salmon versus linguine with crab, and baked rice pudding versus tiramisu. Sheer, unadulterated joy and a passion for good simple food shine through every page of this brilliantly original new cookery book.