Mezzaluna Mezzaluna A mezzaluna (; ) is a knife consisting of one or more curved blade with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement. They most commonly have a single blade, but are sometimes seen with two or three blades. It is typically used for mincing herbs or garlic, but it can be used for chopping other things such as cheese or meat. Very large single blade versions are sometimes used for pizza. Common uses in Italy include preparation of a soffritto or a pesto, etc. Mezzaluna means "half moon"
Half Moon, Herne Hill and bitter lemon' at the Sunday lunchtime jam session. Two remarkable videos featuring a live set of Steve Waller's Overload from the summer of 1990 in the Half Moon exist. The Half Moon in Herne Hill also has a notable place in rock history as being the venue where Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, first met the members of U2 and watched them perform. Island Records public-relations chief Rob Partridge describes the encounter, ""It just so happened that U2 were playing at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, a gig they’d repeatedly played through the course of coming