Risotto

Two Italian cookbooks guaranteed to get you into the kitchen

2013-03-20 08:00:00

There are cookbooks that you want to cook from and there are cookbooks that make you want to cook. They are not always the same. A perfect example is the twin new releases from Sime Books, translations of two fine Italian regional cookbooks. I defy...

Wine of the Week: 2011 Masseria Li Veli Verdeca

2013-01-19 00:00:00

� Here's an interesting white wine from Puglia, the region that forms the "heel" of Italy's "boot." Made from an ancient grape variety called Verdeca with a small percentage of Fiano Minutolo (don't you just love these Italian grape names?), it has a...

Recipe: Zucchini and porcini risotto

2012-08-17 10:32:00

This is based on something I had at Dal Pescatore this summer. It is not one of Nadia Santini's recipes. In fact, after three or four tries at perfecting it, I'd say it's not even close. But it is a nice fall dinner dish and that will have to be good...

Recipe: Pumpkin risotto

2011-12-08 00:00:00

Pumpkin risotto Total time: 30 minutes Servings: 6 to 8 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 large garlic clove, minced 1 1/2 cups Vialone Nano or Arborio rice 1/3 cup dry white wine 1 1/2 teaspoons...

Christmas and New Year's restaurant roundup

2011-12-15 21:33:15

Valentine's Day dining guide

2012-02-01 16:33:19

Dinner tonight! Bacon and egg risotto

2012-04-19 16:32:49

Designs on Dining

2011-10-28 16:37:22

'Food Network Star' recap: Who was worse? Penny or Wolfgang Puck?

2011-07-18 16:36:54

'Hell's Kitchen' and 'MasterChef' insult-a-thon recap: 'What kind of sex are you into?'

2011-07-19 16:35:21

Take Sunday supper easy at great L.A. restaurants

2011-01-20 00:00:00

It's Sunday night. You can go out for Chinese, order in or — radical idea — cook. Some of you might get lucky and have a friend invite you over for homemade Korean barbecue or a paella. Whatever the plan, Sunday is for relaxing, for sneaking...

The Review: Chaya Brasserie

2011-01-27 00:00:00

Chaya Brasserie, the 27-year-old French-Japanese restaurant, closed for a week in November to freshen up the interior. And when the doors swung open again, it had a new menu and a new chef. Shigefumi Tachibe, corporate chef of the Chaya Group, which...

This velvety risotto incorporates the deep flavor of applewood-smoked bacon with arborio rice cooked to perfectly creamy consistency.

2013-05-06 15:11:55

Ruffoni hand-hammered copper risotto pan, $250, .

2013-03-06 12:03:12

Risotto with bitter greens

2013-02-24 11:25:22