THE WORLD DIGESTED

The ricotta cheese cake I had the first time was simply divine. My sworn loyalty to Celeste wavered in the face of Pepolino’s absolute perfe

Ras Malai are sweet white balls of chenna (Indian cottage cheese), which have been steeped in condensed milk and flavored with either cardam

The menu was comprised of an eclectic selection of farm animals – pheasant, rabbit, snails, duck and foie gras – and wilder ones - venison,

Napoleon  Mari Vanna’s Russian Napoleon had no relation to the French emperor or the Italian sibling of the French mille-feuille. The soggy

It is a constant tag-of-war: I can’t believe it’s not butter! vs. I can’t believe there is no butter! Liberalism (or libertinism) is the nat

Natural selection takes place at Dell’Anima: one is first put under a test of survival - suffocation by smoke (due to the inadequate ventila

Shiny black and slick with butter, the risotto gleamed, reflecting the soft lightening of the room. The briny creaminess was wantonly rich a

Chicken al Mattone Sfoglia had so far managed to have scored many “firsts” – in both favorable and not so favorable ways – but it had added

Risotto aux Truffes d’Été I was saving this for a rainy day, but I suppose today was the rainy day. Therefore, I had finally made up my...