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2010: My Year in Food (Slideshow)

Insalata Mista
Jan
04

As the ink dries on my Weight Watchers contract, I some time to look back on all of the moments that led me to my current tight-pants predicament. I guess I won’t be eating most of this stuff for the next little while. If this slideshow doesn’t stir your appetite, you’re not human! I’m starving. Bon Appétit. Here’s a link to the slideshow in case you are unable to view the player. –StellaCadente*

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Pizza: How It’s Done

Pizza: How It’s Done
Jun
04

I was flipping through my friend Andrea’s Facebook page and came across this lovely photo of his work. Aside from being a real character (he serenaded me more than once in the kitchen last summer), he is the master pizzaiolo, or pizza maker, at the Grand Hotel Quisisana. If you watch this video clip, you’ll get an idea of his skill and charisma (he’s the one on the right). Mi manchi, Andrea! –StellaCadente*

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Benvenuti

Benvenuti
May
31

I am thrilled to welcome you to my new stand-alone Pomodorista blog. If you are an Al Dente blog reader than you already know a little bit about me. If you are a new reader, allow me to give you a little background. What is a Pomodorista? When you add an “-ista” ending to an italian noun it signifies one of the following: 1) a person of that profession i.e. a dentist would be dentista 2) someone who participates in activity i.e. collezionista would be a collector, or 3) a person who follows a doctrine or movement i.e. anarchista would be an anarchist. Pomodorista falls under the umbrella of all three. During the summer of 2009 I found myself doing a stage, or kitchen apprenticeship on the island of Capri just off the coast of Naples, Italy. I was assigned to the pasta chef, and consequently every morning after setting up my station, it was my job to cut up thousands of cherry-sized pomodori (tomatoes), and make the sauce for the day. I cut so many tomatoes, that I came to appreciate the uniqueness of each one. As I sliced hundreds upon hundreds of tomatoes (always with a serrated knife…

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