Grissini (Bread Sticks) & Costigliole d’Asti, Italy
This grissini recipe brought back a golden cooking moment and memory from along the way in my culinary career. Enjoy!
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Boston’s North End via Oceania Cruise Lines
Two thumbs up Boston! Maybe we in NYC will follow the role model of your now thriving and authentiItalian North End!
What Happened to Little Italy?
At this point Little Italy is like a mother that gives and gives and never receives anything back in return from her children. Eventually she becomes old, run down and tired!
CitySearch: Focolare of Little Italy, NYC | Not What It Was!
We should have known that chef Franco Lania had left, there had been a major and a catastrophic change in the kitchen and the experience was horrible! What a difference when a talented chef is no longer there.”
Culinary Dynamic Duos | Road Trip Across America
I was contacted by Twins Talent Agency of NYC to see if I would be interested in auditioning for an upcoming show called “Culinary Dynamic Duos.”
Le Croisic | Miami-Dade Dining News
Le Croisic in Key Biscayne is a French bistro concept that has endured for a decade. Here, talented chef Franco Lania turns out lovely French classics.
Barbie Birthday Party in Helsinki, Finland
After a two week delay due to the volcano eruption in Iceland, I finally made it to Helsink, Finland for a Barbie birthday party.
London Calling | Le Cordon Bleu, England
As a young man who was just about to graduate from the Hudson County Culinary Institute in New Jersey, I knew I wanted more! So I enrolled to Le Cordon Bleu in London.
Finally made it to Helsinki, Finland!
I arrived in Helsinki, Finland after a nearly two-week delay due to a volcano eruption in Iceland, it was finally wheels up at JFK airport.