I’ve made quite a big decision, and we decide we should celebrate in some way or another. A quick dinner at Pasta Ripiena is almost always the answer to any question that’s worth asking, this one included. We are as ever welcomed with open arms and a glass of fizz, which still makes me feel special all this time later. One of my favourite things about Pasta Ripiena is how much the starters in particular shift on the menu, that section almost always unrecognisable one visit to the next. Today, the rolled lamb belly calls my name, on a bed of braised cannellini beans and a salsa verde bursting with mint and sage flavour. It is, hands down, potentially the best started I’ve ever had here. The cannellini beans are practically a stew, the lamb belly perfectly seasoned and melting in the mouth, the salsa verde plentiful and pulling the whole thing together. Astonishing. To contrast with that, I go surprisingly light for my main, with casonelli of mortadella and parmsean, with a simple but effective mint and pea puree, heavily garnished with crispy prosciutto. It is delicate, flavourful, and eminently moreish. Instead, though, I satisfy that craving for more with a chocolate and hazelnut tiramisu. I am not the world’s biggest fan of hazelnuts, but a tiramisu with hazelnuts is better than no tiramisu at all, and I trust the Bianchi’s lot to know what’s what. I feel very celebrated, and very full.