Nonna’s Braised Beef Short Ribs
These succulent beef short ribs are fork tender….
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These succulent beef short ribs are fork tender….
Continue readingProud Brunello Producer: Mastrojanni I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Andrea Machetti, the Managing Director for the Brunello di Montalcino producer, Mastrojanni. Andrea, thank you so much for joining me today. Grazie, prego Giovanni! Before we…
Continue readingL’inverno. Time for comfort food. Spezzatino di Maiale is Tuscan Pork Stew, slowly braised until meltingly tender. It’s the perfect one pot meal and makes the kitchen smell wonderful all day as it slowly bubbles on the stove. Spezzatino di…
Continue readingAfter decking out the house in all the holiday trimmings, it was time for some comfort food and comfort wine. In the simplest terms, it doesn’t get any better than this. The 1995 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino is 17…
Continue readingDon’t be! I hear one of two things when people talk to me about risotto. Either, it’s so hard to make (wrong!) or “it’s just rice” (mostly wrong!) This little primer is meant to debunk these two myths. In the…
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