Silk Handkerchief pasta or in the Genovese dialect Mandilli de Sea (Seta in Italian) are lovely floppy casual folds of delicate eggy fresh pasta draped on a plate. They are also the easiest and quickest fresh pasta to make at home. If you want to
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This is what spring looks like. Truly. So why not make a dish that takes the best of those green, grassy, sweet flavors, adds garlic, great olive oil and a hit of salt and serve it up in one dish? The subtle beauty of all
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Italian Jewish culinary culture is fascinating. Not Ashkenazi, not sephardi it's its own mashup of flavors and dishes. So it isn't surprising that Italian Jews actually figured out a way to enjoy pasta during Passover. Like pretty much everything Italians do, their matzo is prettier
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If you've been to Rome the chances are you've meandered to the ghetto to eat Carciofi alla Giudia the emblematic fried artichokes of the Jewish community there. Somehow they manage to combine several opposing elements in one simple dish. They are meaty and vegetal, crisp
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The top of mind preparation for Black Cod has to be Nobu Matsuhisa's Miso Black Cod. It's luscious, velvety, addicting and incredibly easy to make. And I really like The Kitchn's recommendation to marinate the fish on the weekend and serve it mid-week. But I didn't want
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