On the trail of Rachel Carson, we dined at The Pub in Southport, Maine’s Newagen Inn. The cream of asparagus soup was inspirational.
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Imagining a legendary dinner with Monet at Giverny
Claude Monet’s stuffed tomatoes are just one of the recipes highlighted in LEGENDARY DINNERS, a new celebrity coffee table book with delicious recipes from Prestel.
‘Legendary Dinners’ comes just in time to entertain
Part celebrity gossip coffee table book and part handy party recipes, ‘Legendary Dinners’ has great tastes–including strawberries Romanoff.
Touring the eastern Mediterranean, one tasty plate at a time
Chasing Smoke, the new book from the proprietors of London’s Honey & Co and Honey and Smoke seamlessly blends travel and recipes.
Polenta, the thrifty side of Milanese cuisine
While the Milanesi may love saffron-scented risotto, they also favor thrifty dishes that place meats or sauces on polenta.
In Milan, a little wealth helps make rich risotto
The people of Milan can afford to make their signature quick dish, risotto alla milanese, because pricey saffron is not out of reach.
Tortellini and Ferrari, Modena’s gifts to the world
Stanley Tucci’s visit to Modena reminded us that tortellini are but one of the fine city’s beautiful gifts to the world.
Tucci’s Roman pasta experience was a déjà vu
Two of the classic Roman pastas–cacio e pepe and amatriciana–are fortes of the Di Rienzo restaurant on the plaza of the Pantheon.
Town by town Italian cooking with Stanley Tucci
Watching “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” makes us long to travel–and aspire to cook some of the dishes he samples, like zucchini pasta.