In a Nutshell: Chef Francesco Ascrizzi, Sotto, Edinburgh

By Ellie Forbes | April 1, 2025

Born in Catanzaro, Calabria, Francesco Ascrizzi moved to Edinburgh in 2013 and has worked at some of Edinburgh’s best restaurants. He joined Sotto as head chef from its opening in 2024.   What’s the closest thing you have to a signature dish: Pappardelle with ‘Nduja and Straciatella takes me back to the smell of a ragu…

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Review: Sotto, Edinburgh

By Ellie Forbes | October 28, 2024

Nothing epitomises the upturn in Stockbridge’s fortunes like the arrival of stylish Italian enoteca-trattoria Sotto, says Richard Bath It’s all change in Stockbridge, within living memory a down-at-heel working-class suburb of Edinburgh but now one of the most up-and-coming and desirable places to live not just in the capital but in the whole of the…

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