that. Having said that, my hubby is a great kitchen partner and doesn’t expect me to be polite to him in the heat of the perfect polenta or that precisely plated Pavlova...and that really is the key, isn’t it? Its just...

to a gracious invitation to dinner. Would you bring your own meat to cook. You really like polenta with lamb shanks and show up with the sides. The cheese they are using for the onion soup is not up to your standards. There are...

ravioli and braised beef short ribs with mascarpone polenta. Overall, great! Take out from Cheng Heng, I can’t get enough of their curry chicken noodle soup, with really snow cooked chicken, carrots, onions, etc. Fabulous!...

polenta and grits), often slathered with lovely sauces containing all sorts of veggies (wild and market-bought), spices and bits of meat. The locals prefer the round cast iron version, which has three legs in order to lift it...

Grits and polenta.

all around Obviously this is one of the best restaurants in Asheville and was Willy’s favorite meal. The grilled sweetbreads with Arugala salad was maybe my favorite dish with sweetbreads that I’ve ever had... Spciy...

like to steam fish and veggies in my rice cooker. You can pair that with polenta is quick on the stovetop and reasonably healthy if you use low sodium stock and don’t add a ton of cheese or butter. Also, whole wheat pasta...

guests and I will accomodate them, though I don’t necessarily change my entire menu. Case in point: I threw a dinner party and the entree was a polenta-and-sausage-stuffed rolled pork roast. They didn’t eat red or the...

and pierogis.... etc.... he is still a good friend of mine and last time we met for dinner, he ordered and ate ancho chilli braised short ribs over polenta, with a side of haricots verts. i think we made progress! just do things...

Classic Italian dishes such as pasta e fagioli (which can be dressed up a bit with fresh herbs and pancetta), polenta, lentil stew and vegetarian lasagne were borne of need. Generations of working class Italians were raised on...

I thought a roasted vegetable or mushroom dish with polenta would have been great. They could have done a shot of the soup as well. (Although I had to agree with Antonia that just one bowl of soup would have been weird). But soup...

Amen; it’s like condemning an Italian restaurant that specializes in Sicilian cuisine for not serving polenta.

stir the polenta for 2 hours with a WOODEN spoon, etc. He can stir for 2 hours, I just want a competent cornbread to go with the bean soup I made for dinner. cg

For what it’s worth, had I called the restaurant the next morning and asked for polenta and boar sausages for breakfast, I’m pretty sure Sal’s response would be “What time can you come in?”, and not...

Cauliflower Salad with Olives, Anchovies and Pickled Vegetables- $11 Baccala Montecato with Fried Polenta- $13 PIZZA Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Sea Salt- $8 Tomato, Garlic and Oregano- $12 Tomato and Buffalo Mozzarella- $14 Tomato