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      Review: Italy Dish by Dish

      Italy Dish by Dish: A Comprehensive Guide to Eating in Italy.  Monica Sartoni Cesari.  Translated from the Italian by Susan Simon.  The Little Bookroom.  $24.95.  (378p)  ISBN: 978-1-892145-90-1
      Having lived and traveled in France repeatedly over the years I know pretty well the regional differences when it comes to food.  Like what the specialty of a [...]

      24 Hours of Food! Part 2: Los Angeles Magazine’s ‘The Food Event 2010′

      As I wrote in the prior post to this one:  Last weekend was a whirlwind 24 hours of food.  Oh, yes, there was some wine (for Robert) thrown into the mix as well.  Saturday I spent the day at Artisanal L.A. at the Cooper Building in downtown Los Angeles, and Sunday Robert [...]

      Eataly vs. DDL Foodshow

      I have fervently been following the opening of the food emporium, Eataly, in New York City.  The reason for my interest is that I was involved in the opening of another Italian food emporium in the early ’80s: DDL Foodshow.  I was hired by film producer, Dino de Laurentiis, to work with the general manager [...]

      ‘To The Table’

      I have a confession to make:  I actually like sitting down at a table to eat and drink just a bit more than I do cooking.  Okay, a lot more.  There’s something so wonderful about plopping down at a beautifully set table, laying a cloth napkin across one’s lap and waiting for that first plate [...]

      Review: ‘My Nepenthe’

      My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family and Big Sur. Romney Steele. Andrews McMeel Publishing. $35.00 (352p) ISBN: 978-0-7407-7914-5
      My first visit to Nepenthe Restaurant in Big Sur, California was in the fall of 1983. It was a hot day and we sat outside on the massive terrace with a [...]