Lady of the Night Pasta (Linguine alla Puttanesca)

The name tells you everything. Legend has it that the ladies of the night would cook this between clients, fast, fragrant, and made entirely from whatever was in the cupboard. The aroma alone was enough to draw people in from the street. Today it sits proudly as one of Naples' most iconic pasta dishes, and once you taste it, the reputation makes perfect sense.

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