Executive Chef
Let me make your holiday entertaining less complicated. Here is a simple Christmas pasta dish that always tastes amazing and requires only 3 ingredients. Throw in some bread, a salad, a bottle of wine and enjoy. You are welcome!…
This dish from Rome has so many versions, yet we all think that our own is the best. Carbonara has a variety of origin stories but its first published appearance was in an English language cookbook ‘Italian Food’ by Elizabeth David in 1954. Regardless of its history, when one speaks of Pasta Carbonara, it is inarguably the dish of Rome.
This is a favourite of mine from the Lazio area of Italy where my dad was born. It is simple and so tasty! You can substitute the guanciale with a very good smoked bacon – but not overpowering.
Perfect for a cold night, easy and done in 45 minutes. Just be careful using store-bought chicken broth as it can have a lot of salt and this dish will get salt as well from the added cheese. But it’s delicious, tasty and simple, and if you want you can also toss in some wild mushrooms for a hearty dish.
I got this from Alma, a great friend and mentor. Alma pushed me to cook and our love for cooking was amazing and something I dearly miss. I still make these bad boys at Bistro 7501 for our breakfast menu but, as pictured here, with a bagel.