Archive for January 2008

Beyond Potstickers: A Dumpling Lover’s Confession

Came across this post earlier today.

NPR News - The filling is from a recipe in Italian Cooking & Living Magazine. Makes 8 first-course servings or 4 main-course servings Dough 1 3/4 cups (8 ounces) all-purpose flour 6 large egg yolks 1 large egg 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil 1 tablespoon milk Filling 1 cup …

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Vincenti Ristorante

Yikes that time again. Sorry folks been bust upto now today. Anyway, hers the news:-

Los Angeles Weekly - Valentino may be grander than Vincenti, La Terza flashier and Giorgio Baldi may draw a more famous clientele, but Vincenti feels like the spiritual center of fine Italian cooking in Los Angeles, its hearth. And befitting a hearth, much of Nicola …

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Sorry, must go and feed the cat, see you later…


Angeli Caffe

Feeling a bit hungry must remember to take a break for lunch today before I post anymore…

Los Angeles Weekly - Before Angeli, Angelenos had no idea how much they loved casual Italian cooking β€” not four-cheese lasagna or cognac-flamed veal fillets, but spaghetti alla checca , roast chicken and minimally garnished pizza. The clove that dare not speak its name …

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As you may know, we just moved into our new offices on the South Side. So bear with us while we sort ourselves out.


Q and A: Fabio Trabocchi - New York Times

You guys crack me up. keep the comments comming in, in the mean time heres some news…


Q and A: Fabio Trabocchi
New York Times, United States - 15 hours ago
When I was 15, I was given β€œLa Cucina Regionale Italiana,” by Gualtiero Marchesi, the first book of contemporary regional Italian cooking.

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Signing off for today, see you soon…


One-pot cooking with quality ingredients mantra of Italian chef … - The Canadian Press

I’ve been I’ll this weekend only just got back to the blog…


One-pot cooking with quality ingredients mantra of Italian chef
The Canadian Press - 16 hours ago
And so “One Pot Italian Cooking” (Whitecap) was born. “One-pot cooking is the mindset that one has to have when cooking at home,” says Capra,

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I was mugged last night, downtown. Foretunately, I only lost my watch. I’ll fill you in on the details later, I’mm really shook up right now :-(


Many pasta-bilities

Karen Henderson alerted me to this one yesterday, as always its an interesting read.

Columbus Dispatch - Some of the old rules still hold true, according to experts on Italian cooking such as Mary Ann Esposito, a cookbook author and the host of Ciao Italia , which airs on some public-TV stations. “I always say, for a chunky sauce, pick a chunky pasta …

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Thanks for reading, always a pleasure to research posts for you :-}


House of bravura Italian taste - Inquirer.net

So cloudy today I’ve got the light on already and its only mid afternoon. Anyway, more news…


House of bravura Italian taste
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 19 hours ago
Caruso Ristorante Italiano, located on Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo) in Bel-Air, Makati, has been holding up the banner for Italian cooking for

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Later dudes…


Peasant cuisine: Using traditional tricks to cut your food budget - WalletPop

Posting has been a real chore recently but I’ve been running iwth this tope for awhile and I came across this…


Peasant cuisine: Using traditional tricks to cut your food budget
WalletPop, VA - 20 hours ago
Oregano, basil, thyme, and fennel seed will spice up most of your Italian cooking, while tarragon, rosemary, lavender, and thyme will impart a kick to

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I was mugged last night, downtown. Foretunately, I only lost my watch. I’ll fill you in on the details later, I’mm really shook up right now :-(


Buca di Beppo closes Mayfield eatery

Feeling Great. Life is Good! Hope your well, heres the news.

Crain’s Cleveland Business - The restaurant, which features southern Italian cooking served family style, opened in 2001. Two other restaurants in the region, in Strongsville and Westlake, remain open. A spokesman for Buca Inc., the Minneapolis parent of the restaurants, was not …

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My husbands sisters cousins dog has just wandered into the office. Need to take it for a walk, or else…


T-Bone Jacks: an American restaurant

Bloody cleaners are making a racket I can hardly concentrate but I’ve managed to research this today:-

Roanoke Times - I love great steaks and I love great Italian cooking. So what’s not to love about this place? T-BONE JACKS Steak & seafood 1650 Braeburn Drive (across from Lewis Gale) Salem, Va. 24153 540-387-9061 Oone more thing My article last week on …

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So glad it’s almost the end of the day. It’s a short journey and I’ll be home soon.