Today we’re talking with award-winning author of three fantastic novels, Andrew Cotto, who is a regular contributor to the NYT, Rolling Stones magazine, Conde Nast and many more. He’s lived my dream of just packing up and moving to a small Italian town to write the great wanderlust novel, so I was super jazzed to interview him about Italy In Bocca.
Read MoreI met jeremy through his burger that literally changed my life (see below). He’s the amazing chef behind the Brindle Room and Mr. Paradise, classically trained but with full street cred, and one of the most talented guys on the scene so I was super jazzed to interview him about Italy In Bocca.
Read MoreGiuliano Hazan is epicurean royalty, he’s an award wining author, an amazing chef, and offers some of the top cooking classes in the US and throughout Italy. His blood runs with culture and food so I was super jazzed to interview him about Italy In Bocca.
Read MoreChef Will Horowitz of Duck's Eatery is my hero. He’s a master of heritage techniques, can smoke or cure nearly anything, and has a philosophy about good food and good living that is exemplary. He is a mad scientist and food magician, and pulled a Charlie Chaplin having once entered a beet he cured as prosciutto into a charcuterie contest and took second place.
Read MorePasquale Cozzolino, the mastermind who lost 100 lbs. on his genius "Pizza Diet", is a bit of Naples in New York, he is a master pizzagliolo, a tremendous chef, and is one of the greatest guys I know, with a heart of gold that beats red sauce. He even taught me how to make a real Neapolitan pie at his amazing restaurant Ribalta in NYC.
Read MoreI’ve known Chef Danny Ye since college and to see this guy skyrocket to culinary fame is pure delight. From his beginnings at the infamous Nobu NYC to being the Exec Chef of the super hot Catch LA, this guy brings pure joy to the table, and definitely a ray of sunshine in my soul.
Read MoreGaetano Arnone is a good friend of ours, he’s a master butcher who studied under the infamous Dario Cecchini (Chef's Table, Officina della Bistecca, Antica Macelleria Cecchini). He is the head chef at Otto in NYC, a fabulous salumist and just one of the best guys on the planet with a lot to say about food so I was super excited to interview him about Italy In Bocca.
Read MoreRichard Davies is a curator and rare book specialist at Abebooks, one of the largest purveyors of rare, exotic and collectable books in the world. His knowledge of books and cookbooks is vast, so I was super jazzed to interview him about Italy In Bocca.
Read MoreIn this episode we meet Roberto Serrini, who is a filmmaker, travel writer, and definitely not a chef. He tells a very special story about how he and his best friend Peter were brought to Italy to meet his family, and how these bizarre and wonderful books bonded them as friends. He also tells us how much he likes to eat. A few times. It's kinda stupid.
Read MoreIn this premiere episode, we introduce these wild books and Peter Boggia, who isn't a chef, but cooks in a different way, in the garage. Peter is a motorcycle mechanic in Brooklyn, NY, who has a very special connection to these crazy books.
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