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PIN IT PIN IT CULATELLO There’s an eerie feeling walking into a salumi dungeon. The smell of ammonium almost suffocating as the mold spores from the exterior soil wraps the culatello (think of it like terroir). They hang from the ceiling and taper down on chains waiting to be plucked for service. It’s a raw…
PIN IT GATHER THE GOODS Testaroli (buy here), cut into large squares pesto parmesan cheese for sprinkling olive oil for drizzling pignoli nuts for garnish MAKE IT 1. Bring a large pot of water or stock to a boil. Season with salt and drop in the pieces of testaroli. 2. Cook the testaroli until tender…
It’s always bittersweet leaving something behind; family, friends, pets, the comfort of your home and cozy bed. It’s always that eerie feeling leaving behind an experience, or a larger part of a lifetime… like tomorrow when I depart from Ugento, Puglia. I don’t know what has happened to the time between January and present. It’s…
PIN IT PIN IT PIN IT PIN IT PIN IT PIN IT Sometimes you just gotta get up there and envision everyone to be a pickle in a suite! I was reminded of this interview at the Morgan Stanley GSE Directors Summit back in the fall with Brad Whitmore from the Culinary Institute of America…
PIN IT I am continuously inspired by Food Media trends so I am very happy to collaborate with and help promote my friend Raymond Delucci, host of Line Cook Thoughts on Spotify. Ray has began a podcast series that will highlight the thoughts of young and seasoned professionals in the food industry. What will their…
More reasons to love Kingston—somehow these spots got swept under my nose. Ollie’s slice shop is breaking out pizzas like caramelized onion with melted Italian hot pepper and a very pillowy Sicilian. I’m typically not a fan of the grandma style crushed tomato mound on top of cheese, but this was solid. Fletcher &…
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