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Tag Archives: Gennaro’s Delicatessen
Cicchetti with Mozart, Utopia and Friendship
If history writes right, pity that first barman down in Seville who is famously recorded to have placed a slice of bread over a customer’s glass of wine on the marble-topped bar to keep out the flies – and with that, tapas … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Aubergine, Basil, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Bread, Cicchetti, Memories, Real Italy, Venice
Tagged Aperol Spritz, Caffe Florian, Caffe Quaddri, Carrara, Cicchetti, Euphonia Works, Farinata, Gennaro's Delicatessen, Genoa, Italian Food Express at Gennaro's, Lardo di Collanata, Mostarda di Cremona, Mozart, Ombra Bacari, Polenta, Provolone Picante, Rincons, Seville, Stradivarius, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Tapas
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Broccoli has the Power to Divide
From an American president who famously told his country that having loathed broccoli all his life, he’d decided it would never be on White House menu’s for as long as he stayed in his Oval House. The broccoli farmers of … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums, Best Pasta, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassica's, Nonna's Cooking, Onions, Real Italy, Salad, Southern Italy, Techniques
Tagged Broccoli, Cime di Rapa, Friarielli, Gennaro's Delicatessen, Lazio, Naples-Campagna, Orecciette, Oval Office, Pancetta, President Bush Snr, Puglia, White House
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Thick or Thin and when to Tip
‘Fick or Fin’ makes a difference. Forget the Beckhams as in the old London cabbie joke.Just concentrate on enjoying ham, roast meat, cheese, etc to the optimum by how it’s sliced. Continue reading
Posted in Batterie, Blue Collar Gastronomy, French Markets, French supermarkets, Kitchen Equipment, Proscuitto Crudo, Slicing Machine
Tagged Ardennes Ham, Berkel Slicers, Black Forest Ham, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Gennaro's Delicatessen, Genuine Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, Grana Padano, Italian cooking, kitchen utensils, Mountain Cheeses, Pancetta, Parmesan, Simpson's-in-the-Strand traditions, Tipping
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