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Recap from Italy: Bucatini all’amatriciana

I can’t remember if I mentioned it on this blog or not, but I, uh, went to Rome for a week in May.  For those of you that have the good fortune to know me personally, you know that I am obsessed with Italy (Puglia in particular, but Rome is so close I don’t think […]

Countdown to Italy – Gnocchi al Pesto

In anticipation of my upcoming voyage to Rome, Headline Foods is featuring a weekly installment series creatively titled Countdown to Italy.  Read other posts here. After a brief foray into asparagus season, it’s time for the second installment of…COUNTDOWN TO ITALY.  Let us return to the hot, crowded kitchen of yore where our young chefs […]

Countdown to Italy – Maccheroni di Salento e Verdure al Forno

As my loyal readers may have noticed, I’ve been threatening some upcoming special features.  Well, here is the first in a series I’m creatively calling “Countdown to Italy”, because it is all about Italian food in anticipation of my May trip to Rome. As the old saying goes, “show me someone who doesn’t like Italian […]

The Delicious, Accidental, and Depression-Inducing NYC BBQ Tour

It started with a simple text message.  Blue Smoke.  Tomorrow night.  7:45. Eager to soak up all things Danny Meyer, I accepted without hesitation.  It was, as expected.  Delicious.  We over-ordered, indulging ourselves with shrimp corn dogs and chicken wings before our Rhapsody in ‘Cue even arrived.  There was enough food to stuff five people […]