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The Long Way Is the Point

There are days when my mind wanders. There are days when, like I know it is for many, that feeling of anxiety seems to accompany my every move. There are bad...
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Capital “F” Fun By Tony Ravioli

“What do you and Giulio do for fun? And I mean capital ‘F’ Fun,...

Giovanni’s Trattoria

In 2003, I found myself in London, Ontario, working in a little bistro called...

My first business

I was maybe 13 years old when I started my first business. I spent...

L’Osteria del Mare

I have enjoyed writing for most of my life. While still living in Italy,...

The Long Way Is the Point

There are days when my mind wanders. There are days when, like I know it is for many, that feeling of anxiety seems to accompany...

Capital “F” Fun By Tony Ravioli

“What do you and Giulio do for fun? And I mean capital ‘F’ Fun, not just everyday fun?” asked our friend Bobbi Lee to...

Giovanni’s Trattoria

In 2003, I found myself in London, Ontario, working in a little bistro called the Green Tomato. I was 23 years old, with little...

My first business

I was maybe 13 years old when I started my first business. I spent most of the summer of 1990 playing soccer on the...

L’Osteria del Mare

I have enjoyed writing for most of my life. While still living in Italy, I was planning to study journalism, until a beautiful French...

Mapi’s Chocolate Cake

So many thoughts fill my head as I say my final goodbyes to family and friends during my recent visit home for my father’s...

Carlo’s peppers

There is a story Carlo Petrini shares at the very beginning of his famous book, Slow Food Nation, that I often think about. Carlo is...

Zucchini pasta, of course

I had other plans for this week’s column, but they all got sort of hijacked by the reality that we all have a lot...

A recipe for listening

I speak often with friends (especially those asking about improving their cooking game) about the idea of listening to the ingredients you are cooking...

Fish sticks: A recipe of sorts

“I got heads for you!” Tom yelled, slowing down his truck just enough as he passed by the restaurant. Alex was standing beside me, and...

On eating trees

While prepping one of our most popular desserts — the now iconic Spruce Tip Key Lime Pie — I finally exhausted our coveted stockpile...

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