Carciofi alla Romana (Roman Style Artichokes)
Italians love their artichokes and Romans know how to treat them. A text and video recipe from Rome’s Jewish ghetto.
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Italians love their artichokes and Romans know how to treat them. A text and video recipe from Rome’s Jewish ghetto.
Chinatown and North Beach come together for Noodle Fest 2011 – an outdoor event celebrating food and culture.
Two different authentic, regional recipes for Italian chicken and potatoes.
In the course of the 90 minute romp, I cover tons of history and trivia that goes beyond food and deep into the culture – past and present – of my Italian North Beach village.
Serve the pizza rustica as part of the antipasti course and the Pastiera as your dolce (dessert). But only on Easter!
That’s Mark Leslie’s book and the theme of our cook-off in North Beach on Tuesday. Mark and I are making chicken and potatoes from 2 different regions of Italia. Mark learned his dishes from Nonna in Viterbo northwest of Rome in the region of Lazio. …
Over seventy years ago, Peter Macchiarini made up his mind that San Francisco needed a symbol. This idea wasn’t a modest one — Macchiarini was looking for San Francisco’s Statue of Liberty, its Eiffel Tower. Something to erect and have stand tall and proud atop the City by the Bay, embodying the city’s ethos. The decision soon became obvious: Emperor Norton.
April is off to a start that’s making us city-dwellers – for the moment at least – forgive the recent rain.