Rosaria Esposito
Ragù that took a Sunday, sfogliatella that took a queue
Based in Rione Sanità, Naples.
She works the Pignasecca stalls at opening and the trattorie of the Sanità at lunch, tracking which kitchens still make the slow ragù and which have quietly changed hands. She judges a sfogliatella by the shatter of the crust, not the price on the till.
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