seafood

Spaghetti al Farouk: Abruzzo circa 1975

June 17, 2011

I’m pretty sure it was my dad who ordered the Spaghetti al Farouk at that restaurant on the beach. It was like nothing we’d ever had before—silky noodles tossed with fresh Adriatic seafood and cloaked in a creamy, golden saffron- and curry-laced sauce that was spiked with ginger. This was a long time ago, more [...]

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Chowder…on NPR’s Kitchen Window

January 19, 2011

I’ve always enjoyed a good bowl of chowder. My father was born and raised in Rhode Island, so perhaps my fondness stems from that New England connection. But it wasn’t until a few years ago that I started to become obsessed. It began with the story “Blue Moose” by children’s author Daniel Pinkwater… Read more [...]

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