Swordfish Braciole with Black Olive Tapenade
This is a great summertime dish…absolutely perfect for the grill.Light, perfect with a salad or a saute of broccoli rabe
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Chef Franco Lania’s first book is in the works!
Chef Franco Lania and the and writing coach Laura Denktash are in proposal phase for Franco Lania’s first book with several more cookbooks to follow with the
Fennel and Orange Salad
A fennel and orange salad served with a very chilled glass of your favorite white wine is a perfect light lunch during the mid-summer heat!
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!
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.