Jersey Shore Is So Much More

Jersey Shore Is So Much More

MTV’s Jersey Shore is more about class and culture than New Jersey or Italian-Americans.

You Need to Chill, North Beach

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

The Great Tuscan Bread Debate

The Great Tuscan Bread Debate

Every time I’m in Tuscany somebody complains about Tuscan bread. It’s made without salt.

My Old Stomping Grounds – New York and New Jersey

My Old Stomping Grounds – New York and New Jersey

New York I got spotted like a celebrity last Sunday as I stepped out of a shop in New York City’s Little Italy. Good thing I was behaving. “Hey, you Gianni from the Web?” she asked.  The woman was born in Naples and has lived 

“Basic Italian”

“Basic Italian”

Local writer Matt Baume penned a fabulous write-up of me for The Bold Italic, a beautifully-designed San Francisco web magazine that bills itself as “an experiment in local discovery.”

Mission District’s Got Nothin’ on North Beach Murals

Mission District’s Got Nothin’ on North Beach Murals

Is North Beach overtaking The Mission District in the quality of its street art?

The True Pizza Champions

The True Pizza Champions

The Games are cool, and some of these skills might be helpful on Super Bowl Sunday, but taste is what matters to me.

NYT’s Best Regional Italian Food – San Francisco

NYT’s Best Regional Italian Food – San Francisco

The New York Times declares San Francisco the top of regional Italian food.

Italian Food Sayings

Italian Food Sayings

A nice collection of translated Italian idioms referencing food.

Caffe Pascucci: Bastard Caffe

Caffe Pascucci: Bastard Caffe

In Italia, you never see a menu in a traditional caffe. You can ask the barista for an espresso, macchiato, cappuccino or latte.

YouTube Videos Replace Cookbooks

YouTube Videos Replace Cookbooks

So says The Atlantic. Do you use YouTube videos to help you cook? (I know you’re gonna give the right answer!) I don’t think videos will entirely replace cookbooks, which is why I include text recipes with my videos. And some folks think videos aren’t