Happy Memorial day weekend everyone. I hope you’re planning a for real nice Italian style barbeque. Here’s the way they do it in Genoa.
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Happy Memorial Day
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Women with Fish
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Detail from the Heller Altarpiece, 1507-1509, Matthais Grunewald I do seem to be particularly drawn to lobster art lately, which, as I see it, is a victimless crime.
Women with Fish
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Sophia Loren in the film Boy on a Dolphin, 1957
Women with Fish
Posted in Uncategorized on March 1, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Seated Woman with Fish, Pablo Picasso, 1942.
Women with Fish
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Fish Stick: Devon Aoki in agent provocateur, 1998
Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Orange Flower Water
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Mo, my mother, around 1952. She sure could cook. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Orange Flower Water Here’s another excerpt from ‘The Making of an Italian Cook’, a memoir I’ve been working on. “We’re completely out of pepper flakes?,” Dick, my father, would say, to no one in particular, while shaking an empty little plastic jar. Shit, [...]
Women with Fish
Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Man and Women by Eikoh Hosoe, 1960
Italian Food Poem
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Italian Food A poem by Shel Silverstein Oh, how I love Italian food. I eat it all the time, Not just ’cause how good it tastes But ’cause how good it rhymes. Minestrone, cannelloni, Macaroni, rigatoni, Spaghettini, scallopini, Escarole, braciole, Insalata, cremolata, manicotti, Marinara, carbonara, Shrimp francese, Bolognese, Ravioli, mostaccioli, Mozzarella, tagliatelle, Fried zucchini, rollatini, [...]
Women with Fish
Posted in Uncategorized on August 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A woman staring at a fish tank by Henri Matisse
The Making of an Italian Cook
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Mo, center, with neighbors, having a smoke and Strega Festa Here’s another little section from ‘The Making of an Italian Cook’, a book of essays I’ve been working on for a few months. I’ve already posted two other short sections. They’re all still a little rough, but I just thought I’d run pieces of this [...]
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I am a chef, food writer, and teacher who specializes in Southern Italian cooking. I am the author of The Flavors of Southern Italy and Pasta Improvvisata, as well as Williams-Sonoma Pasta, which is available at Williams-Sonoma stores. A member of the Association of Culinary Professionals and the Italian-based International Slow Food Movement, I live in New York City. I offer private cooking classes, which you can learn about here.
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