The Best Italian & Italian-American Recipes on the Internet
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.
The rain broke long enough on Saturday to enjoy a pleasant 4 hours eating authentic Italian food, drinking Italian wines, and talking about Italian everything.
A video profiling the Caputo Family, owners of Pulcinella. Learn the history of pizza!
I decided to create a series of private restaurant food & wine pairings to showcase region-specific Italian cuisine and wines, and the cooks that know those regions so well.
I’ve been bugging Santo, the owner of Cavalli Cafe, to let us film him stuffing his cannoli for a while now. We were finally able to ambush him!
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.”
Is North Beach overtaking The Mission District in the quality of its street art?
Jeff managed to get to the 34th floor of the Transamerica building on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for it. (Be sure to click on the image for full size.) Microsoft 70-487 Certification : Developing Windows Azure and Web Services I heard that you …
The New York Times declares San Francisco the top of regional Italian food.
I’m excited to be guiding another walking tour through North Beach – always an opportunity for meeting great folks. I’ll tell you all about my Italian village, its history, its food, its characters. And, you’ll sample some of my favorite pizza!
The next in Gianni’s dinner series gives us Neapolitan cuisine from the Caputo Family of Pulcinella. Four courses paired with four wines. Experience the birthplace of pizza!
Gianni walks you through the heart of North Beach, and feeds you some authentic Italian-style pizza.
The Great Tuscan Bread Debate
Every time I’m in Tuscany somebody complains about Tuscan bread. It’s made without salt.