Speckvaria

As autumn moves into winter, it feels like summer was just yesterday. Specifically, my trip to visit family in Switzerland. Below is a photo of a market found while taking a stroll through the town of Schaffhausen. Looking at these photos made me...

Ricotta Cavatelli

I love pasta. Recently tried a pasta dish known as ricotta cavatelli with broccoli pesto and salami. It sounded appetizing, but ended up a disappointment. It was just standard dry cavatelli, with a tasteless green emulsion of broccoli topped with cold ricotta...

Nduja, Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink.

I've been craving nduja, that spicy spreadable pork sausage, ever since I first tried some from San Francisco's Boccalone. Later I bought some a bit more locally at Murray's Cheese in Greenwhich Village. What a treat, till Murry's...

When in the neighborhood do as the locals do, Sorriso’s!

For years, I have ridden my bicycle countless times to and from  Queens to my mother's Connecticut home in southern Fairfield County. The ride usually takes me through Astoria, a multi-ethnic neighborhood rich with food markets and restaurants. One of my...