since to cut a whole slice you need only one turn which doesn't overheat the blade. The first Berkel slicing machines started to be commercialized in 1888. The white and black ones where destined to the industries, while the red ones to the handicraftsman laboratories and to the gastronomy stores. VISIT LINK: These slicers don't [...]

Burrata – Of milk and silk Essentially, burrata is nothing more than mozzarella stuffed with mozzarella — the outer skin is the same pasta filata curd, and the filling is a rough mix of unfinished curd and heavy cream. But that nuts-and-bolts description doesn't begin to do the cheese justice. Burrata is to mozzarella as [...]

ALLEVA the oldest cheese market of Little Italy For over 100 years, Alleva continues to serve its community by making the finest quality ricotta and mozzarella. The original store was established in 1892 by my great grandmother, Pina Alleva, shortly after she emigrated here from Benevento, Italy. The store, located at the corner of Grand [...]

Restaurant l'Etna – Genève Prendre des pates tous les jours. (tags: pasta restaurant etna italien sicile yves pates italian italy geneva sicily …)

The Silver Spoon – Italian Cookbook l cucchiaio d'argento (The Silver Spoon in English) is a major Italian cookbook, a kitchen reference work originally published in 1950 by the design and architecture magazine Domus. It contains about 2000 recipes drawn from all over Italy. (tags: FOOD Italy book books cooking cuisine gastronomy italian recipe recipes [...]