This is a look at Via Vanti! right as a Metro North train pulls into the Mt. Kisco station. Busy little area. Now consider this — and this is a topic the restaurant meetup and I discussed last night — Via Vanti! opens at 5 … Read More →
I rarely go out for Italian food. Not because I don’t like it — it’s just that many Italian restaurants feel homogenized to me, like they’re all doing similar versions of “101 ways to serve tomato sauce.” So with that said, let’s give thanks for … Read More →
You can’t beat a Saturday afternoon on Arthur Ave. in the Bronx. My friend Danielle suggested taking a drive down there and I jumped at the idea. Here’s a photo tour of our visit: Teitel Brothers is a popular place for all kinds of Italian-American … Read More →
VIDEO: Making Pizza Without Tomatoes
Chef Matt Finarelli was the instructor for a bread making class I took at Culinaerie. Not only did we learn a lot, but we took home a boatload of freshly made bread which I savored for weeks. Chef Finarelli has a new cookbook out called … Read More →