‘Italian’ Archives
Food porn: ricotta gnudi, sweet 100 tomatoes, nicoise crumble, petite basil
Lunch, when you're working at the Kittle House, is a daily treat. They call it the family meal, and everyone sits down with an entree of choice to relax in the middle of a shift. Like a smattering of earth, crumbled olives are sprinkled over sweet 100 tomatoes and an unusual preparation of gnudi, which means nude in Italian. Normally gnocchi's lighter, creamier cousin - made of ricotta, sometimes [...]
Getting fat again
So I use "fat" in a tongue-in-cheek way. But I definitely spent the last few weeks watching what I ate, which meant no crazy banquet dinners, dinners of scrambled egg whites and vegetables, and the occasional helping of cheese dip, heaped high with guilt. As a result, my stomach became a cast iron tank. My collarbone and ribcage took greater prominence. When I lay down, I marveled at how my [...]
Restaurant Week: Rialto
Restaurant Week is sometimes a tricky proposition. What am I getting for my $33.09? What corners, or portion size, will the sous chef cut from my budget meal? Will they serve me glorified roast chicken the size of a thimble with a side of potatoes little better than sustainably farmed mush? Will the waitress be overwhelmed that she does little more than briskly administer a few slices of fig [...]
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