Friday Recipe: Ribollita (Twice-Boiled Vegetable Soup)
I’ve eaten a lot of the classic Tuscan soup Ribollita (re-boiled). This is one of the best I’ve had.
Month: May 2011
Pollo Oreganata (Chicken and Vegetables Roasted with Oregano)
A zesty dish from Campania that you can have on the table in about an hour.
North Beach Primavera: Yo-Yos, Stonefruit and Tanks!
Come and meet up with me in the Village of North Beach today!
More Rules
Rule #6: The Food Drives Me Crazy Food shapes every day constantly slipping into conversations and dictating our touring plans. It’s just that way in Italia. We discuss what’s for dinner before lunch is done. Rule #7: No Hotels Rent an apartment and get into …
Vicoletto: A Calabria Celebration
Met Francesco Covucci from Vicoletto on Green at NoodleFest where I did 2 fresh pasta demonstrations. His restaurant’s fresh tagliatelle with pork rib tomato sugo blew me away. Here he is making the pasta. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2011/05/01/BAU41J8NMS.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2011%2F04%2F30%2Fba-noodlefest_ph_0503385511.jpg It took me a couple of weeks to get to …
Friday Recipe: Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Super easy and delicious spaghetti sauce that pairs best with a good 100% bronze die dried pasta from the Italian regions of Campania or Puglia.
Cookbook Library
I have a couple of shelves full of cookbooks in my library. There are about 10 authors who I read and refer to often. Here are some of my favs. I’ve included Amazon links. Some are still in stock from Amazon and some are sold …
Strolling for Gelato in North Beach
Gelato is one of those quintessential Italian desserts. With less butterfat and more sugar than American ice cream, it has a smoother texture that allows the quality of the ingredients to shine through. In the heart of North Beach, you might expect gelaterias to line …
Gianni’s First Recipe eBook is Available Now
Things have been busy around the Village lately. I did a live pasta-making demonstration in front of friendly crowds on Sunday at the Noodle Fest; our next regional dinner – Venetian at da Flora – is open for reservations; you can join me on my …
North Beach & Chinatown Mix It Up for Noodle Fest
There will be a video of the day soon, but until then, I just wanted to report what a beautiful day it was, and how much fun. I enjoyed making pastas the colors of the Italian flag. (OK, I admit, the red bell pepper variety …
You Need to Chill, North Beach
I thought this was behind us. Another North Beach art gallery, open just four months, was vandalized recently. The historical home of San Francisco poets, artists, bohemians, City Lights bookstore, of Ginsberg’s Howl that they tried to suppress in the ’50s – can do better than this