Polpettone in Crosta. An Italian take on Meatloaf takes the dish to another level! “Meatloaf” never looked more spectacular or tasted anything quite like Sofia’s Polpettone. Its crunchy shell of puff pastry revealed a richly seasoned pork and veal mixture greatly enhanced a handful of…
I confess. I am not the greatest fan of the Grill. The primal urge to grill every piece of meat I come across in the summer isn’t my idea of perfection. To me, not everything tastes better when it’s emerged from a session with smoke…
The Bolognese Revelation from Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy – An Authentic Twist You Need to Know When it comes to Bolognese, we’ve all been in the habit of letting it simmer for hours, haven’t we? That slow-cooked, rich, meaty flavor developing bit by bit,…
As some of our readers know, we recently moved out of the apartment we’d lived in for 23 years and moved down one floor to an apartment where we plan to live the next 23 years. But all the Marie Kondo-ing in the world hasn’t…
What You Need to Know About Austrian Wiener Schnitzel For starters, it is never, ever served with noodles 5 July 11, 2015 | 06:57 PM By Monte Mathews, Special Contributor Photo Modified: Flickr / paulk / CC BY 4.0 You can bring some Austria into your home! If travel…
I don’t think food should be controversial. It should be one of life’s great pleasures. To quote none other than Luciano Pavarotti “One of the nicest things about life is that we regularly have to stop whatever it is we are doing and devote…
Chef Michael Ponzio of Chicago’s Rosebud on Rush When I saw a special for Veal Short Ribs at 4.99 a lb, it was like discovering a new protein! I’d never even heard of the cut and never seen it on a restaurant menu. I…
When I started cooking Osso Buco, it was a sumptuous meal on a beer budget. The Veal Shanks at the center of the dish were afterthoughts at the butcher’s counter. It’s hard to imagine but I think they ran about $4.99 a lb. at…
Eataly, in case you haven’t heard, is a 42,000 square foot grocery emporium that’s just opened at 200 Fifth Avenue. And everything in it hails from or owes its existence to Italy from the on-premises cooking school to the rooftop beer garden. The original…
There are plenty of people I’d love to spend time cooking with: My heroes like Tyler Florence, who seems to make everything I like. Ina Garten, who makes everything look so effortless. Thomas Keller who makes everything look well, so, complicated. But I’d have to…
What’s wonderful about this delicious entrée is that it only improves with a day or two in the refrigerator. And you just reheat it, mash some potatoes, toss a salad and a truly special dinner is on the table in no time. Osso Buco…
PONANT EXPLORES THE GLOBE WITH A DECIDEDLY FRENCH ACCENT.
