Skye McAlpine makes Spaghettini with Shrimp, Zucchini, and Saffron

Sunday Night Dinner

When Skye McAlpine was six years old, her family decided to move from London to Venice for a year. More than 25 years later, they're still there. They fell in love with the city, and, now, Skye, her husband and young son live in the same house where she grew up, overlooking a sleepy canal in a quiet corner of the city. Her blog, From My Dining Table, is a love letter to her adoptive city and a beautiful meditation on food, family and la dolce vita. Her new cookbook, A TABLE IN VENICE, offers a varied collection of dishes that she and her family enjoy, alongside some absolutely gorgeous photos of the floating city. Skye came to my kitchen to make a simple yet delicious dish called Tagliolini con Scampi, Zucchine, e Zafferano. We ended up with spaghettini instead of tagliolini, but Skye assured me that any long, thin pasta would do. She talks about her daily life in Venice, how she learned how to cook Italian food, some of her favourite Venetian dishes, and she offers some great tips on making great pasta. Beware, you might get hungry!