Pizzaiolo
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in Bay Area, Italian, pizza, reviews | No Comments »
Chef Charlie Halliwell is one of the many Chez Panisse alumns opening restaurants around the Bay Area, and his Pizzaiolo in Oakland's Temescal District has quickly became a local favorite. ... Read more..Angeli Caffe
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Italian, Los Angeles, reviews | No Comments »
I was catching up on my podcasts today, listening to one of my favorites, KCRW's Good Food with Evan Kleiman. I've been listening to Good Food for a few years ... Read more..Pizzeria Picco
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Bay Area, Best of Inuyaki, Italian, pizza, reviews | 4 Comments »
In the April 2006 issue of Gourmet magazine, Mario Batali declared the pizzas at Larkspur's Pizzeria Picco “the best in the country…the margherita pizza is so good, it’s enough to ... Read more..Osteria Mozza
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in Best of Inuyaki, Italian, Los Angeles, Mario Batali, reviews | 2 Comments »
Since the mid 90s, the restaurant location on Melrose and Highland has been, for lack of a better word, cursed. Ever since the long-standing Emilio's closed its doors, it's been ... Read more..Pizzeria Mozza
Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Posted in Best of Inuyaki, Italian, Los Angeles, Mario Batali, pizza, reviews | 3 Comments »
At lunch, the dining room at Pizzeria Mozza is bright, sunny and bustling. It's a relatively small space and Pizzeria Mozza's popularity ensures that is always packed. It was apparent ... Read more..Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 Posted in Best of Inuyaki, Italian, Mario Batali, New York, reviews | No Comments »
In the world of celebrity chefs, Mario Batali was never really one of my favorites, but I always respected his culinary skills (especially on Iron Chef America) and appreciated the ... Read more..Timpáno alla Big Night
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in Best of Inuyaki, Italian, Recipes, entertainment | No Comments »
Recipe courtesy of Toni's Garden. Remember the movie Big Night and that final climactic dinner scene? The centerpiece of the meal was the Timpani, which is basically a "drum" filled with ... Read more..Sunday Sauce
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in Italian, Recipes, sauces | No Comments »
Recipe courtesy of Toni's Garden. This sauce is the real thing...the all day preparation, slow-cooked sauce. Best made a day ahead. Not only does it taste better the next day, but ... Read more..Italian Meatballs
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in Italian, Recipes, beef | No Comments »
Recipe courtesy of Toni's Garden. INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef 15% fat (anything less than that is too dry and has no flavor) 1/2 lb. ground pork 2-3 cloves of garlic chopped fine ... Read more..