La Buona Tavola

Come to Genoa and taste traditional cuisine from Liguria at “Tre Merli” restaurant. Try some typical dishes made of local fishes: discover “Cappon Magro”, a fishermen’s old recipe, and taste some chowder with “gallette” bread, and Italian Vermentino wine. Some …

As a boy, olives were one of my favorite things. I especially loved black olives. I’d eat them at holidays, but I’d also have them for snacks. I loved black olives in the can mostly, but also loved those little …

Spaghetti with Bottarga, a quick and tasty dish for any time of the year and especially during Lent. Bottarga is often called the poor man’s caviar, bottarga is the Italian word for a dense cured fish roe made from tuna, …

Sicilian sauce, pasta and eggplant parmesan on this episode of “You, Me & Sicily!” All past episodes are at www.evazmediagroup.com

How to tell if it’s really Extra Virgin?   To start off, let’s make one thing perfectly clear–light or extra light olive oil is just that–clear and light in color. It doesn’t refer to calories. It refers to lack of …

Italians have a way with vegetables.  Whether it’s a slow stovetop sauté or a hot roast in a fast oven, Italian vegetable cookery shows off the genius of the cuisine.  Try this savory twist on the crostata, the classic free …

Polenta, the gift from the new world to the old, and a gift from my grandmother to me.  This was a favorite dish of my father, William Anthony Crocetti.  It was a staple, one of those humble, family-style dishes that …

Once a year, on January 17, Rosario Scarpato, Neapolitan-born gastronome, writer, and television producer makes a global appeal for the preservation of genuine Italian cooking. The adventure, dubbed International Day of Italian Cuisine (IDIC) began in 2008 with a plea …

I’m constantly amazed at how a few ultra-fresh ingredients, simply prepared, can make such a flavorful Italian dish. Today, I picked lemons from our backyard lemon tree, and bought chicken from one of the poultry vendors at the famous Third-and-Fairfax …

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and if you are like me, your preference is a quiet candlelit dinner at home, preferably near a toasty little fire with a nice bottle of bubbly prosecco to kick things off.  Treat …