Holy cow, can’t believe I’m moving to New York City. This Saturday. Am Brooklyn bound. Going back to my roots. Was born in NYC and lived there (Queens) until I was 7-years-old, before moving to New Jersey, Maryland, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. — and now full swing back to New York. Looking forward to experiencing … Continue Reading
I visited Rome a few years back and am still dreaming of the food — the pasta, the pizza, the olive oil, the cheese….did I mention the pasta? And the pizza?? When you think of pizza, Neapolitan draws all the attention. But in Rome, it’s all about Bonci. That’s Gabriele Bonci of Rome’s famed … Continue Reading
Meet Bernie… I acquired a sourdough starter, which I named Bernie, from a friend of a friend. Have been nurturing Bernie for a few years now. Bernie lives in my fridge and I just need to feed him a little flour and water from time to time to keep him happy. Even though I … Continue Reading
Seems like as good a day as any to have lamb — a beautiful, sunny, spring Sunday. While I have a lamb shank defrosting in the fridge and Diane Kochilas’s recipe (form The Glorious Foods of Greece) for lamb stew with wild greens in an egg-lemon sauce — arni me horta avgolemeno — bookmarked in … Continue Reading
The last few times I’ve had pizza out, it was topped with seafood. Mussels at Pizza Paradiso in Washington, D.C. Grilled octopus at Osteria in Philadelphia. Pizza after my own heart, as I love just about all seafood. Why not atop pizza? Forget what you’ve heard about not mixing seafood and cheese. Sometimes you just … Continue Reading
