Spaghetti alla Elizabeth Taylor: A Recipe from Liguria

A recipe for spaghetti pomodoro, inspired by Elizabeth Taylor's love for Portofino, has been published in the new book 'Liguria: Recipes & Wanderings Along the Italian Riviera' by Apartamento. The dish, named 'Spaghetti alla Elizabeth Taylor', was created by Corrado Corti, executive chef at the Splendido hotel in Portofino, where Taylor celebrated four honeymoons and received a marriage proposal from Richard Burton in 1964. The recipe combines three types of tomatoes—fresh datterini, San Marzano, and cherry tomatoes—with Ligurian olive oil, garlic, thyme, brown sugar, lemon zest, and basil. It involves slow-roasting datterini tomatoes at 80°C for three hours, then sautéing cherry tomatoes with garlic and olive oil, adding sliced San Marzano tomatoes, and simmering with the pasta. The book is published by Apartamento and is currently available.