NPR Interviewed Me
I had my first NPR interview with Rick Kleffel of KUSP. We talked for an hour.
Month: November 2011
Interesting Posts
This was posted by an Italian I presume. insegnagli tu gianni a mangiare a questi americani!!! Google Translate reads this as gianni teach you to eat these Americans! I think this is closer Gianni teaches Americans to eat!!! I had to ask my friends if this was good or …
Capellini (Angel Hair Pasta) with Crab Sauce
I had some Cioppino left over. I picked out the crab meat and we ate pasta the next day. Capellini are the perfect pasta to carry the crab sauce. The sauce is sweet from the crab and the tomato. I cook my capellini just until …
Village News: Pulcinella, Garchik, Foodbuzz Bloggers & NPR
It’s just been 2 weeks since we saved the severely damaged Song of Pulcinella restoration and rolled it across Columbus Avenue to a safe haven. It’s been a week since I brought the San Francesco statue to Emerald Tablet gallery to oversee the restoration. …
Weekend Recipe: Cioppino
Cioppino has been on my mind lately. Some of my fans asked me to share my recipe so I just had to make it today. Cioppino is a San Francisco original created by the Italians on Fisherman’s Wharf in the 1800s. The local story is …
Cavati (Cavatelli) with Vodka Sauce & with Broccoli Rabe
Rhode Island friends are in town and we we’re making 2 classic Italian-American pasta dishes. Carol brought a cavati pasta machine all the way from Little Rhody. I’ve never seen this contraption and I was anxious to try it out. You say cavati, I say …
Lidia Bastianich is an Inspiration
Lidia Bastianich inspires me. She’s been a mentor for a long time. I have 6 of her cookbooks and I read them often. Lidia’s Italy has been a PBS blockbuster cooking show for years. I’ve watched them all but my absolute favorite is the one …
North Beach Hot Spot Raves
Quite a week for the Village. Two great Chronicle restaurant reviews and USA Today named a North Beach pizzeria the best in the country. North Beach is on fire! Gigi’s Sotto Mare on Green is one of the last remaining traditional Italian-American restaurants. Gigi’s first …