Serge Pizzorno gets a kick from our spaghetti all’assassina

Angela takes on the ‘assassin’s method’ for our rock-star guest

Serge Pizzorno is musician, songwriter, record producer and co-founder of Kasabian. The band, who release their latest album, Act III, on 4 September, have been together since the early ’00s, with Serge taking on frontman responsibilities in 2020. He joins us after a huge gig at London’s Finsbury Park, in front of 50,000 people - so the Fast Food Quiz in front of the Dish crew should be a doddle. 

Serge’s palate has been on quite a journey, from bread with no butter to taking on big hitting flavours, including today’s spicy pasta. Angela serves bucatini all’assassina, with burrata & ’nduja crumb, using spaghetti instead of bucatini. It’s a pasta cooked like no other we’ve made on Dish before, using risotto-esque techniques and producing spaghetti with a dark, smoky char. It’s served with focaccia from Angela’s range, and paired by the Waitrose wine experts with a bottle of Araldica Barbera D'Asti Superiore. 

It was so much fun getting to know Serge off-stage. From his Italian roots, to his loyalty to Leicester, and his life-long passion for bread, he is welcome back anytime. And not only are we confident you will want to try the recipe after this episode, but you might go in search of a runner’s high too. 

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00:00 Welcome! 

01:55 Today’s guest 

03:07 It’s watermelon season! 

04:54 Serge Pizzorno has arrived…

06:03 A fruity cheers & chatting retro crisps

09:01 Kasabian’s sensational gig at Finsbury Park 

10:39 Serge the breakfast maestro 

11:07 Creature comforts 

12:33 Serge’s likes 

16:15 Serge’s dislikes 

19:30 From Leicester specialties to hosting hacks

21:02 Eating on the road 

22:28 Food as memories 

23:49 Food is served! 

28:09 Wine pairing 

28:36 A Kasabian album to the effect of music 

35:57 Serge is a man of many hobbies 

38:53 Fast food quiz 

40:17 End of the show question

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