Oh my. The other night, I was at Enoteca San Marco, a Mario Batali restaurant here in Las Vegas, and I tasted something that might be my favorite pasta dish of all time: Rigatoni with Pork Belly, Swiss Chard and...
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I'd like to take a friend out for his birthday. Boy, does he like gnocchi. The fluffy soft ricotta kind. Any suggestions?...
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Hi there! Happy Friday. Am looking for some good restaurant suggestions for Italian food (vegetarian friendly, if possible) around Arthur Ave/Little Italy in the Bronx. Also, is this a better area to explore during the day for lunch or at...
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Mother in law unexpectedly passed away, would not give up her recipe on one of my favorite desserts. She was old Itatian. The turnover type consisted of chick peas ground very fine to smooth creamy consistency. It had chocolate, fine...
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I am sorry but you evidently have never eaten at a small restaurant in Allentown Pa. called Paeso Mio, they have the absolute best Italian food I have ever eaten. As you wrote about a plain slice of pizza, I...
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i'm thinking of tackling gnocchi. here are some questions: do i really need a potato ricer, or can i use a food mill? what kind of flour is best? what kind of potato? what sauce is best?...
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Personally I was raised on Romano cheese and prefer it (newsflash right?) But will use Parmigiano on and off and with the Romano. There seems to be an italian grating cheese debate fermenting. So tell us which do you prefer?...
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I have a friend who raves about this purportedly traditional Italian dish called "tootlach" (he swears he spells it correctly) that his family makes for holidays. From what I can gather, it's some sort of large dumpling, almost a loaf...
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I remember reading somewhere about Ed Levine's amazing discovery of a really fabulous prix fixe lunch at Del Posto--Ed if you're reading, or if any other community members recall--please do tell. How delicious and how affordable is it? I did...
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I'm trying to reconcile the Italian tendency to avoid milky coffee drinks after big meals with the tendency to consume cheese and milky desserts. Discuss!...
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