Articles in Appetizers
These pepper came from Saveur Magazine and Bobby made them one night. He grilled the peppers on the stove, using hot banana peppers. They were lemony and tangy and delicious. I still …
We had family over today. We were just going to sit and talk. I hadn’t gone grocery shopping. There’s something about an empty fridge that makes my sad days even worse. …
On a cold New Year’s Eve night, I pre-made these pasta layered ramekins filled with Taleggio cheese and out-of-season, so even-more-delicious-and-precious asparagus and carried them to our yearly New Year’s Eve Party where I baked …
On a cold night in Manhattan on a slickened cobblestone street, we tucked into Balthazar Restaurant–so cozy, so buzzy, so carefully designed to bring thoughts of a French bistro circa 1920– and sipped Rose Champagne, …
"El Jaleo!"
I knew when I walked into this tiny glass-enclosed restaurant in Buffalo, NY, that serves every kind of traditional Italian dish, from giambotte to cioppino, homemade bread, great pasta fagiole, good wine--the works, that something was about to happen. There 
