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Meet & Eat: Del Posto's Mark Ladner

Over the weekend I sat down with Mark Ladner to talk about Molto Gusto, his newly released cookbook featuring recipes from Otto the West Village pizzeria that he opened with Mario Batali. We chatted about where he likes to eat, what he cooks at home, and why we should all be eating and enjoying more vegetables.

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10 Comments | Posted by Caroline Russock, April 12, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: Del Posto, interviews, Italian, Mario Batali, Mark Ladner, Meet and Eat, Molto Gusto, Otto

Cook the Book: 'Fat'

This week's Cook the Book selection is all about fat, but I want to start off by talking about bread. More specifically, the best bread basket I've ever had. It was at Del Posto, the elegant (if somewhat imposing) Italian restaurant co-owned by Mario Batali and Joe and Lidia Bastianich. Overflowing with crunchy breadsticks, oven-fresh focaccia, and an assortment of rolls, the basket comes not only with butter but also with a small tureen of whipped lardo. That's right. Pork fat. It's surprisingly light, incredibly flavorful, and absolutely delicious. While the basket would still be very good without it, the whipped lardo adds an extraspecial element that raises the once-humble offering of bread to luxurious new heights. Ed Levine agrees...

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365 Comments | Posted by Lucy Baker, October 13, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Tagged: contests, Cook the Book, Del Posto, Fat, Jennifer McLagan