Personally I think Domenico’s on Huntington Drive in Monrovia beats out D’Amore’s. But they’re both very good. Check out the thread entitled "Alessi Pizzeria on Highland" posted Christmas Day 2003 for a...

the elongated shape, which came about in Cuba during the shortages in the Spanish-American war. Tampa’s best bread outclasses Miami’s, because it is baked directly in a hearth, not on a pan. La Segunda Central is the...

When I had my first apartment I picked up a shopping bag that said “FREE dishes” and lo and behold a set of dishes lovingly wrapped up for someone to take. At a local thrift shop in a trendy part of town my friend and...

. Everything else: Colander – get a decent metal one. You can get really fancy and spend $150 or more on a designer Alessi colander, which has an insert so that it can double as a champagne bucket. Really cool looking. Wooden...

Or Alessi's marinara sauce ingredients list- Sicilian pear-shaped tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, onion, garlic, sea salt, basil

Oh, that’s too bad—especially since I don’t think anyone from the family has ever taken me there when we’re in town. (Been to Olympia, Alessi, Mauricio Faedo’s, La Segunda...). Then again, even the...

it before) Chicken Base Bertolli Fire Roasted Jar Sauce (It’s not too sweet, not too acidic) Alessi Tuscan Bean Soup (We sometimes add cooked chicken, more broth, more macaroni, cooked diced sausage, etc- to stretch it)...

Someone just gave me some stemless flutes and red wine glasses that have little glass “stands” in which they rest. Not something I would have bought for myself, but v. good looking: http://www.alessi...

to your photo, but with much less cheese, sometimes none, sometimes only dry cheese (like Romano) and maybe bread crumbs. I have seen the same style of Sicilian pizza in other Sicilian bakeries including in Tampa (Alessi's) and...