Italy in Bocca live event with Atlas Obscura and the NY Food Bank. All our proceeds go to help fight hunger. Each ticket buys over 30 fresh meals for those in needs. Come join and win a rare book! Saturday June 27th 8pm EST.
Read MoreMy Popβs family recipe for Roman Fried Artichokes. To Die For!
Read MoreIn Bocca (LIVE) Interview Series with Celebrity Chefs and Culinary Specialists on Facebook Live. Guy Arnone, Aliya Leekong, Danny Ye, Gabriele Corcos, Pasquale Cozzolino, Will Horowitz, Amy Yi , Giuliano Hazan, Jeremy Spector and more.
Read MoreToday weβre 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. Heβs 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). Heβs 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, heβs 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 MoreItaly In Bocca is a new series where two best friends use rare Cookbooks to travel without leaving NYC.
Read MoreWhen it comes to cuisine, Amy Yi knows her stuff. Having rocked at Jean-Georges and Upland she is now the saucy Culinary director of Sohoβs new food darling West Borne, which not only serves up amazing tastes, but also dishes up a long list of philanthropic partnerships making it not just taste good but feel good food too.
Read MoreChef Will Horowitz of Duck's Eatery is my hero. Heβs 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 MoreGabriele Corcos needs no introduction. Half of the powerhouse team behind Extra Virgin on the Cooking Channel, he and his lovely wife Debi Mazar have brought the beautiful tastes of Tuscany into homes across the world. Gabriele is a great guy, super friendly, super passionate about food and music, and super lovely to talk to.
Read MoreIβve 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 MoreEver since Aliya Leekong made me her Fried PB&J (see below) she has become one of my absolute favorite people and is so very talented. A writer of exotic cookbooks, a prominent superstar TV chef, and even the creator of a new food-inspired preschool brand Issa's Edible Adventures, this multi-cultural powerhouse has always inspired me to think outside the lunchbox.
Read MoreGaetano Arnone is a good friend of ours, heβs 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 MoreViewing NYC - NYC premiere blog - shareβs Italy In Bocca documentary about rare Italian Cookbooks with the city it loves.
Read MoreA little interview with creators Roberto Serrini and Peter Boggia about how these rare cookbooks series βIn Boccaβ inspired a pandemic documentary about cooking.
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 MoreChef Adam Richman (Man vs. Food, secret eats) says hello to In Bocca!
Read MoreInterview with In Bocca series co-creator Peter Boggia.
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