Apr 14th 2023
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Chef de Cuisine Frederick Carl (Fritz) Blank Jr
Easter, April 2010For the first time in about almost 16 years, this spring I have not made “Easter Pitz” (as my Sicilian mentor “Old Man Tony Amato” ba
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Gigi makes Gobi Manchurian
FEB 18, 2023
Gigi Makes Gobi Manchurian
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Pau's Braised Birria Lamb
April 5th, 2020
Pau's Braised Lamb Birria
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Feb 5th 2023
Fante's Granita
Gleeful squeals coming from the coffee bar are a sure indication that Fante’s Granita is back in season! This homemade specialty is pined for year-round, and not a day goes by that someone doesn’t req
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Feb 5th 2023
Tomato Machines & Mariella's Summertime Tradition
Summer holds so many great food memories from my childhood in Italy. One of my favorites is the smell and taste of a ripe tomato right off the vine. Everyone in our town had a vegetable garden, and no
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Feb 5th 2023
Welcome Back Newsletter: Celebrating July with our Favorite Hamburgers
In the spring of 2020, like stores across the country, we pulled down our grates, shut off our lights, and unplugged our Granita maker. We were lurching into the unexpected; the sounds of the Italian
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Feb 5th 2023
A Cocktail for All Seasons: Gigi Bowers’ Berry Bramble
My family is from rural Tennessee. In the summer, the fence rows swarm with blackberries and raspberries leap out of quiet nooks in the woods. The berries are melt in your mouth delicious. I always th
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Feb 5th 2023
Much Ado About Cutting Boards: Which is Right for Me?
I don’t think my mother has ever sharpened her knives. After each use, she takes out a honing steel, runs it along the edge, and considers it sharpened. It may, or may not, surprise you to know that s
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Feb 5th 2023
Knife Sharpening
Professional cooks know the importance of having high quality tools in their kitchen, the most important of which are knives. However they’ll tell you that having good knives is just the first step. O
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Feb 5th 2023
Gigi Makes Mark Bittman's Berry Tart
So: I’m hosting my partner’s new coworkers. We’ve all been there. It’s never fun. You’ve been preconditioned to not like so and so, you’re told to love so and so, and the whole time you’re hoping you
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Feb 5th 2023
Why You Need a Le Creuset Dutch Oven
You know what they are. They’re beautiful. Your grandma had one or wanted one. They’re not cabinet pieces, no, they’re practically table decor. They’re cult-like; your cousin’s been building a subtle
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Feb 5th 2023
So, you want to make the 'best' Coffee?
We have a saying at Fantes: there’s no ‘best’ when it comes to coffee. It’s about preference. Your grandmother’s never going to like the fancy coffee machine you buy her: if she’s been using a percola
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