The proprietress of Nullamunjie, Annetta “Annie” Paterson, served these delectable crostini to me and my Merry Band of Tasters at a dinner at her home in Melbourne. We loved them and implored her to share the recipe, which she adapted from one of the many cookbooks in her collection.
Many years ago, an olive oil producer’s elderly mother made lunch for us. I will never forget her caponata, which was similar to this one.
One of my closest friends, Justin Wangler, and I first met at A. B. Tech Culinary School in my hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. Justin is currently the executive chef of Jackson Family Wines in California’s Sonoma Valley. The vineyard’s new cookbook, Season, was released in September. Below is a recipe Justin shared with me; he likes to serve it with Kendall Jackson Chardonnay.
One of the most memorable dishes of my recent trip to Abruzzo was served family-style at a dinner at the Hermes farm. We liberally splashed the pasta with the exclusive olive oil blend we’d just created. Ingredients 12 ounces very small broccoli florets 8 ounces orecchiette or other short pasta 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive […]
