Italian Dried Pasta
Some sauces call for a fresh pasta and some for a dried pasta. Most dried pasta is a durum wheat or semolina pasta. The best is from Italy.
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Linguine with Dungeness Crab in a Spicy Tomato Sauce
Photo by Miles Grant I was in NYC when Dungeness crab season opened last week, and couldn’t get them out of my mind. The reports were that the harvest was bountiful and the crab were big and meaty. I couldn’t wait to get back home. …
Experiencing Roma
I Love Rome. Probably getting close to 20 times I’ve been. Bernini’s sculpture, Michelangelo everywhere, Baroque over the top, beautiful people, the Caravaggio triptych in San Liuigi dei Francesi church, the wonderful food and romantic outdoor meals, Santa Maria in Trestevere, potato pizza with rosemary …
Ciuti 2010 First Cold Pressed Sicilian EVOO Has Arrived
We’ve been waiting for weeks for this year’s press to arrive. Word came that the olive oil, from trees in the foothills near Agrigento, was finally put on a boat in Sicily. It arrived in LA a couple of weeks later. I was there when …
In Italy – An Ancestral Discovery
Sometimes food tells a story, even when you’re in the middle of making it!
Porchetta, Cipollini en Agrodolce, Truffle Roasted Potatoes
A fresh herb and garlic stuffing, crispy crust from a hot oven… Heaven!
Menu: Il Pranzo
This is the menu for a recent lunch I prepared for about a dozen work colleagues, evenly divided between Bay Area and NYC residents. I wanted this meal to feature the best of slow food in the Bay Area for our NY guests, so I …
Pizza Margherita
Simple, fresh ingredients are the starting-point for a great Neapolitan-style pizza.
San Marzano Sauce
A simple, light tomato sauce, made from the last of the fresh San Marzano tomatoes and fresh basil, served over choke the priest pasta.
Choke the Priest!
No, it’s not a euphemism for self-abuse, ya pervert. It’s the translation of the name of a type of pasta called strozzapreti, which has disputed origins, all versions of which are fascinating: One is that gluttonous priests were so enthralled by the savory pasta that …