Vicky Bennison / Pasta Grannies

Vicky Bennison is creator of the hugely popular YouTube channel, Pasta Grannies. Her book, the result of the channel going viral, won a James Beard award in 2020. Before becoming involved with food, Vicky spent many years working in international development in places like Russia, South Africa, and Turkmenistan. The next decent meal was always on her mind and she began writing about her culinary adventures, from mushroom hunting in Siberia’s Taiga forest, to cooking zebra stew on the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya! She is the author of The Taste of a Place, and co-wrote Seasonal Spanish Food with José Pizarro. She divides her time between London and Italy where she and her husband have a home in Le Marche.

Select Praise for Pasta Grannies

'Heartwarming and deliciously comforting.' Stanley Tucci

'If your heart needs warming as much as your belly needs filling, this book will provide sustenance by the brimming bowlful.'delicious

'The grannies are back in a follow-up to Vicky Bennison's award-winning cookbook with 60 more family-friendly Italian recipes, like thick pizza from Sicily and chestnut gnocchi from Liguria.' Jacqueline Raposo,Epicurious

'Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, and a clear guide to pasta making by hand and the best tools and ingredients, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of cooking and feasting together, it's an insight into their lives, and a joyous slice of Italian life. Buon appetito!' The West Country Foodlover