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1608199096 azw3 Tucked away in London's edgy Soho district, Polpo is one of the most irrepressibly buzzing restaurants in town. Critics and food aficionados have been flocking to this understated bacaro where Russell Norman serves up small dishes-think tapas-from the back streets of Venice. A far cry from the tourist-trap eateries of the famous floating city, this kind of cooking is unfussy, innovative, and exuberantly delicious. The 120 recipes in this book range from salads and snacks to small main courses, drinks, and desserts, including asparagus with Parmesan and anchovy butter warm duck salad with beets and walnuts crispy baby pizzas with zucchini, mint and chilli scallops with lemon and peppermint soft-shell crab in Parmesan batter with fennel fizzy bellinis and glasses of bright orange spritz panacotta with poached rhubarb and warm autumn fruits with amaretto cream. Read more