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Fortunato Mazzone

Fortunato Mazzone is a veteran restaurateur and food personality in South Africa. He is baas vannie plaas at Forti Grill & Bar and Forti Too.

Latest Work

Halong Bay, like being in a dreamy movie

FORTI FLIES OUT, PART TWO

28 March 2025

Halong Bay, like being in a dreamy movie

By Fortunato Mazzone

9 min

0

Effortless coolth in Singapore, life and flavour in Hanoi

FORTI FLIES OUT, PART ONE

21 March 2025

Effortless coolth in Singapore, life and flavour in Hanoi

By Fortunato Mazzone

8 min

0

My way with traditional Italian trippa con fagioli (tripe with beans)

FORTI’S CUCINA POVERA

14 June 2024

My way with traditional Italian trippa con fagioli (tripe with beans)

By Fortunato Mazzone

2 min

0

Forti’s pizza dough recipe, in celebration of mio padre Giovanni Mazzone

FORTI’S CUCINA POVERA

10 May 2024

Forti’s pizza dough recipe, in celebration of mio padre Giovanni Mazzone

By Fortunato Mazzone

2 min

3

Sicilian orange salad, a fresh taste of winter

FORTI’S CUCINA POVERA

Sicilian orange salad, a fresh taste of winter

By Fortunato Mazzone

2 min

1

Brodetto and prawns alla diavola, perfect Italian Easter food

FORTI’S CUCINA POVERA

29 March 2024

Brodetto and prawns alla diavola, perfect Italian Easter food

By Fortunato Mazzone

3 min

1

Ragù Napoletano (Neapolitan-style ragù sauce for pasta)

FORTI’S CUCINA POVERA

15 March 2024

Ragù Napoletano (Neapolitan-style ragù sauce for pasta)

By Fortunato Mazzone

2 min

3

Pasta e Fazul (Neapolitan-style bean and pasta soup)

FORTI’S CUCINA POVERA

8 March 2024

Pasta e Fazul (Neapolitan-style bean and pasta soup)

By Fortunato Mazzone

2 min

0

Pesce in cartoccio (whole fish roasted in a tin foil pouch)

FORTI’S CUCINA POVERA

1 March 2024

Pesce in cartoccio (whole fish roasted in a tin foil pouch)

By Fortunato Mazzone

2 min

4

My Big Fat African Road Trip, Part 3: From a colonial outpost to Garden Route schizophrenia

FORTI RIDES OUT

9 February 2024

My Big Fat African Road Trip, Part 3: From a colonial outpost to Garden Route schizophrenia

By Fortunato Mazzone

14 min

3

My Big Fat African Road Trip, Part 2: Namibia, where everything works

FORTI RIDES OUT

31 January 2024

My Big Fat African Road Trip, Part 2: Namibia, where everything works

By Fortunato Mazzone

11 min

10

My Big Fat African Road Trip, Part 1: A slice of Afrikana

FORTI RIDES OUT

26 January 2024

My Big Fat African Road Trip, Part 1: A slice of Afrikana

By Fortunato Mazzone

4 min

3