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From noble stock? Not I. But I’m comforted personally by the notion we’re all dirt-digging peasants with appetites base and common. After all, many of the world’s proudest culinary traditions came into being as…
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: braciole, Campania, italian, italy, meat, Naples, Pasta, penne, rigatoni, sauce, spaghetti, tomato | 13 Comments »
My Aunt Bina (in Italian, “Zia Bina”) is a woman of admirable talents. As a member of the Catholic Women’s League, she routinely solicits her fellow parishioners on behalf of local poor. She ruthlessly haggles with…
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Monday, May 30th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: coffee, dessert, espresso, italian, ladyfingers, marscarpone, savoiardi, tiramisu | 5 Comments »
Recently, I was asked what my favourite restaurants in Toronto were. And I kinda sat there, blankly — stricken by the realization I couldn’t actually think of any. Could it be that I had just moved back to the city…
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Friday, March 26th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: cheap, Ethnic, pizza, reviews, Terroni, Top 10, Toronto, where | 4 Comments »
A little more about literature and show biz than food (but still loads of fun) Bourdain, this time, talks to the AV Club in this feature article.
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Friday, January 11th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, chef, interview, literature | No Comments »
Always good for a laugh, everybody’s favourite celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain gives us his advice on how to avoid being treated like leftovers the next time you are out at a nice restaurant in this recent article…
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Friday, December 28th, 2007
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, article, Maxim | No Comments »
When my ma needed a break on weekends, we’d throw together a simple meal of olives, the peppers, capicollo, prosciutto and ripe, sharp cheeses accompanied by crusty Calabrese bread; straight off the cutting board.…
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Monday, August 28th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: capicollo, cheese, Gastown, italian, review, Salt Tasting Room, vancouver | 2 Comments »