From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Cesare Lanfranconi’s Risotto ai Funghi

January 31, 2009

One of the things you don’t get to see in DC Chefs are the recipes that get dumped because the photos didn’t turn out, or the recipe didn’t fit the magazine.  It was a little heartbreaking when a dish really came out well but didn’t make the cut.
I loved the language Cesare used in the [...]

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Making Saltenas

January 31, 2009

While scoping out a joint for the Post’s Good to Go feature, I was lucky enough to get a hands on Saletna lesson from a true pro.  I was curious how you got a liquid stew to chill out inside a pastry while they were rolled and sealed.  When I asked the chef, he invited [...]

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