Franco’s Spaghetti

Every April, an Italian friend of ours has a birthday party in his family home which is now run by his brother as a hotel. One year we took the children, and drove all the way from London to Positano for the event. It was well worth the long drive, for Franco celebrates his birthday with a Sagra della Pasta or pasta feast. And feast it was: 40 different kinds of pasta dishes, to be exact. Some of the dishes were elaborate, some simple. Franco’s favourite was an unpretentious but delicious s