ReMARKable Palate #242: The Alta Cucina Society & Garofalo Pasta

This week, I have lunch at the Alta Cucina Society in New York City, a membership society for the celebration of Italian cuisine from all over Italy. I chat with Alberto Paderi and Amadeo Angiolilli about their mission over lunch of 3 different dishes made with Garofalo Pasta. First, Piero Signorini from Garofalo tells us about his company’s long tradition of pasta making in Campagna. We’re also joined by Susannah Gold, who paired the lunch with some tasty wines!

Theme Song: “Go Fish”, by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

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ReMARKable Palate #227: Christmas Food Traditions

On this week’s show, Jennifer and I discuss our family holiday traditions, and what it was like growing up making our favorite holiday foods. I grew up in New Mexico, and talk about my love of posole, tamales, and biscochitos, and Jennifer talks about making both lasagna and Cloutie Dumpling for Christmas growing up in an Italian and Scottish household!

Theme Song: “Go Fish”, by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

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ReMARKable Palate #205: Top Chef’s Fabio Viviani

If you watch Bravo’s Top Chef, you undoubtedly remember Fabio as probably the most colorful contestant in the show’s 5 seasons. Well, Since the show, Fabio has been working hard in his California restaurant, Cafe Firenze, and has JUST released his first cookbook, the Cafe Firenze cokbook, Mangia e Bevi! I speak with Fabio about his childhood in Italy & learning his love of food from his grandparents, and we learn about his commitment to quality eating, including teaching kids healthy eating & he shares what he learned from Top Chef.

Theme Song: “Go Fish”, by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

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ReMARKable Palate #203: Local and not-so-local Foods with Julia Della Croce

Today’s show is a revisiting of a conversation I had exactly a year ago with Julia Della Croce, one of the pre-eminent authorities on Italian food. Julia has written 11 cookbooks, each focusing on regional Italian cookery. When we spoke a year ago, we discussed the local food movement and what it means for food in America, and it’s interesting how much has changed in a year, with people embracing the idea of intentional food choices, and improving the quality of food we feed our children in schools. Here’s that conversation again.

Theme Song: “Go Fish”, by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

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CMN Video: Brunello Luncheon

We attend the Brunello di Montalcino Preview Luncheon for the 2004 vintage at the Villard Mansion of the New York Palace Hotel. Chef James Staiano shows us how each dish for the meal is prepared.

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ReMARKable Palate #174: Italian Holiday Treats with Divina Cucina

I speak with Judy Witts Francini, of Divina Cucina in Tuscany, about the foods of Siena and Firenze, and the holiday treats they enjoy there. www.divinacucina.com

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Theme Song: “Go Fish”, by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

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CMN Video: Fork in The Road – Sicily

Jennifer and Chef Mark speak with Tony May and Gianfranco Sorrentino from GRI, or Gruppo Ristoratori Italiani, about GRI’s mission to promote the image of Italian Cuisine in the United States. Each year, they visit a region of Italy to learn about fresh artisanal products. This year, the destination was Sicily, and the Culinary Media Network came along to join in on the fun! From ancient Greek ruins, to sumptuous feasts in rustic farmhouses to Medieval Palazzi and winery tours, we took a big bite out of Sicily!

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CMN Video: Tasting Speck Alto Adige

Jennifer visits the Johannser Hof in Chiusa, Sudtirol to learn the traditional way that Speck is made. She speaks with Franz Mitterutzner, Director of the Speck Alto Adige Consoritum, about the methods and careful regulations that govern this traditional cured meat of Northern Italy. She then tastes some of Herr Brunner’s farmhouse Speck with Lou Di Palo of Di Palo’s Fine Foods.

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ReMARKable Palate #149: Italian Food Expert Julia Della Croce

On today’s show, I visit with Julia Della Croce, one of the pre-eminent authorities on Italian food. Julia has written 11 cookbooks, each focusing on regional Italian cookery, from Rome to the Veneto to Umbria, and books on pasta, antipasti, and even vegetarian Italian dishes. I met Julia on a recent trip to Sicily, and we shared such wonderful conversations about fresh seasonal food, I wanted to have her on the show to share some of that with you. We met again recently on a beautiful day in New York, and in addition to talking about the issues of local eating vs. importing, she shares with us some of what she’s been doing to teach school-children about growing and making food.

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Theme Song: “Go Fish”, by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network.

ReMARKable Palate #130: My Dinner with Andrea, Part 2

I speak with Andrea Tiberi of Eatalian Style about his focus on teaching Americans the authentic regional tastes of Italy. We chat about his native Umbria, great cheeses like Grana Padano, as he prepares for the guests to arrive. We’ll have video of the event soon!

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