An Oscar Dinner-Montalcino Style: Pollo con Sedani Rifatti (Chicken with Celery)
While reading the Benvenuto Brunello blog this past weekend, I noticed a post about an ‘ancient recipe that is typical of the city of Brunello’ …
While reading the Benvenuto Brunello blog this past weekend, I noticed a post about an ‘ancient recipe that is typical of the city of Brunello’ …
Wednesday 6AM – Flight back home from yet another business trip. Thursday 6AM – Waking up in my own bed….a very beautiful thing. Thursday 12 …
Italian Goulash?? Really? Yes, it’s true. Trieste, the capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG) and part of the Austro-Hungrarian Empire prior to the end of World …
With the waters of the Adriatic lapping its coastline, Friuli Venezia-Giulia’s sparkling sea affords a bounty of fresh seafood, including a species of very large shrimp, almost …
I do believe that I have fully conquered my fear and loathing of chickpeas! After a week on business in mesmerizing India, I thought for …
It’s winter in Los Angeles: getting dark early, cold (low 60s, even high 50s) and even raining every couple weeks for a whole day. Might …
My Italian family always sat down for the classic Italian Sunday supper. We would wake to the smell of meatballs frying or tomato sauce warming …
Fiesty hurricane Sandy is on it’s way for a direct hit near my house! A hurricane – in Pennsylvania of all places! My feisty friend …
About a year ago, I changed over my Saveur magazine subscription from print to iPad. I finally admitted to myself that I just can’t do …
While my brother Joey and Mark toodle around Puglia for two weeks, I am stateside thinking up creative ways to use my still plentiful bounty …
This is a classic Sicilian dish that is perfect for the summer. It’s adapted from Evan Kleiman’s 1993 cookbook “Cucina del Mare” which remains a …
I was in the mood for clams this weekend. Perhaps a nod to the final days of summer….the last warm nights under my pergola, candles …