Hey, Baltimore, in the mood for Italian tonight? How about a nice veal piccata or chicken parmigiana with linguine? Forget that. Instead we have pork cheeks with mashed celeriac and pea shoots, local melon salad with peaches, red onions and brioche croutons, and mixed spinach tagliatelle to blue crabmeat and…buttery popcorn. Welcome to the new […]
Month: July 2014
How Italian cuisine conquered the world
Eco is right. While the differences are huge from region to region and city to city, his commentary also suggests a deep unifying connection that Italians have with what they eat. This is what prompted my mother to buy olive oil from the pharmacist when they arrived in Australia in 1961. After all, it is […]