
Into the Heart of Federal Hill - Part One
Episode 3 | 28m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Into the Heart of Federal Hill - Part One
This episode delves deep into food and flavors - the Italian way - at the iconic Federal Hill favorite, Venda Ravioli Italian grocery and Constantino's Venda Bar & Ristorante
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Into the Heart of Federal Hill - Part One
Episode 3 | 28m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode delves deep into food and flavors - the Italian way - at the iconic Federal Hill favorite, Venda Ravioli Italian grocery and Constantino's Venda Bar & Ristorante
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IN THIS EPISODE, WE ARE GOING BEHIND THE SCENES.
--, JOIN US AS WE EXPLORE THE HEART OF FEDERAL HILL, WITH A TASTE OF RHODE ISLAND.
>> RHODE ISLANDERS ARE INTENSELY PROUD OF THEIR HISTORY, CULTURE AND FOOD.
WITH OVER 400 MILES OF COASTLINE, THE CULTURAL INFLUENCE AND RICH TRADITION OF FISHING AND FARMING, IT IS A FOOD LOVERS MECCA.
WE ARE TAKING ON A TRIP ACROSS THE OCEAN STATE.
TO TASTE FOOD AND MEET THE CHEFS, FARMERS, BREWERS, DISTILLERS AND WINEMAKERS THAT MAKE RHODE ISLAND ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST EXCITING AND DYNAMIC FOOD CULTURES.
FROM CLASSIC TO CUTTING-EDGE, THIS IS A TASTE OF RHODE ISLAND.
THIS EPISODE OF A TASTE OF RHODE ISLAND IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF CISCO BOSTON.
PROVIDING SUIT -- FOOD SERVICE PRODUCTS FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
GOOD THINGS COME FROM CISCO.
>> CONTINENTAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, CREATING SMART HOME SYSTEMS FOR SELF HOST -- SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.
AND SPLASH ONES.
IT IS NOT A -- A WINE CLUB, IT IS A REVOLUTION.
>> IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AVENUE IS A FEDERAL INSTITUTION.
THIS IS A MULTIFACETED OPERATION.
IT HAS BEEN A LOCAL FAVORITE FOR OVER 75 YEARS.
CURRENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY ALAN CONSTANTINO, IT ENCOMPASSES A DELI AND ITALIAN MARKET AND A PASTA MAKING FACILITY, A FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT AND A PIZZA KITCHEN.
WALKING INTO IT YOU WILL BE WALKING INTO A SLICE OF ITALY.
>> WELCOME TO VENDOR RAVIOLI IN THE ITALIAN DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND.
IT HAS BEEN HERE FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS, MAKING FRESH PASTA AND DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR OPERATIONS.
GOING INTO THE RESTAURANT AND OF THE BUSINESS AND THE DELI END.
PRETTY MUCH, BRINGING THE WHOLE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE HERE, TO OUR AREA.
WE LIKE TO CONSIDER OURSELVES THE AMBASSADORS TO ITALY.
WE BRING IT HERE DAILY AND WELCOME.
>> THIS IS LAID OUT IN SEGMENTS.
INITIALLY, WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR, ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR GRAB AND GO THINGS.
THAT IS NOT PREPARED FOOD.
ALL OF THE DISHES THAT WE MAKE, EVERY DAY, FRESH ARE IN THAT CASE.
THAT IS PRESENTED TO PEOPLE DURING THE LUNCH TIME PERIOD.
NOW ON THEIR WAY HOME, THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE TEND TO BUY MORE COLD CUTS.
SO, WE HAVE A SECTION HERE, AND WE MAKE ALL OF OUR OWN BREAD.
WE BROUGHT IN A BAKER FROM ITALY WHO MADE SPECIFIC KINDS OF BREAD THAT WE WANTED.
WE SPONSORED HIM OVER 15 YEARS AGO.
AND, HE HAS BECOME A PERMANENT CITIZEN HERE AND HE MAKES SPECIAL BREAD FOR US.
SO, EVEN OUR SANDWICHES, WHEN WE MAKE A SANDWICH, IT IS OUR BREAD.
IT IS NOT SOMEONE ELSE'S BREAD.
OUR PIZZA IS OUR PIZZA.
OUR BREADSTICKS ARE OUR BREADSTICKS.
EVERYTHING IS MADE IN-HOUSE.
THAT HAS GIVEN US MORE CONTROL OVER WHAT WE DO AND THE QUALITY OF WHAT WE DO.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE OF ITALY AND YOU CONSIDER ROME, EVERYTHING NORTH HAS A DIFFERENT FLAVOR AND EVERYTHING SOUTH HAS A DIFFERENT FLAVOR.
SO, IF YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH, IT IS LIKE GOING TO THE CALIFORNIA OF ITALY, BECAUSE, ALL OF THE VEGETABLES ARE GROWN AND IT IS A DIFFERENT THING, THEY HAVE MORE INFLUENCE.
YOU WILL REMEMBER, THE SOUTH WAS INVADED BY THE ROMANS, THE NORSE, AND IT HAS AN AMALGAM OF ALL DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT CREATED THIS THING THAT WE CALL CULINARY AND WHAT THEY COOKED.
WHETHER IT BE TOMATOES, PIZZA, THEY TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
EVERY AREA HAS SOMETHING THAT IS PARTICULAR TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
IN MOST CASES, THE COOKING IS SIMPLISTIC.
BECAUSE, THEY LIVE OFF THE LAND.
THAT IS WHERE, YOU KNOW THAT SAYING, NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION, THEY HAD TO LIVE OFF OF THE LAND.
THEY USED THOSE INGREDIENTS.
THEY SUSTAINED THEM IN THEIR LIFE.
INTERESTING.
>> IN ITALY, THERE ARE 20 REGIONS.
THESE REGIONS HAVE A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF DISHES THAT THEY MAKE.
BUT, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE, TOO.
THERE IS A 21st REGION, AND THAT IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WHEN ITALIANS CAME HERE, THEY BROUGHT THOSE TRADITIONS WITH THEM.
THEY DID NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY HAVE THE SAME INGREDIENTS.
SO, THEY FLEW BY THE SEAT OF THEIR PANTS AND MADE THINGS AND PUT THEM TOGETHER, SO TECHNICALLY, I ALWAYS CONSIDER AMERICA AS THE 21st REGION.
BUT, ITALY IS VERY TERRITORIAL YOUR.
-- TERRITORIAL.
YOU MIGHT FIND A DIFFERENT PASTA FIVE MILES AWAY FROM ONE AREA.
OR A CHEESE THAT MIGHT BE IN THAT AREA.
SO, AS I SAID, IT IS VERY REGIONAL AND THEY ARE VERY PROTECTIVE OF WHAT THEY DO.
AND, WHEN THEY MIGRATED HERE TO AMERICA, THEY BROUGHT THOSE TRADITIONS WITH THEM.
THAT IS WHY YOU SEE A LITTLE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION ON CERTAIN ITALIAN DISHES IN AMERICA, BECAUSE AVAILABILITY OF INGREDIENTS, RAW MATERIALS, AND THAT IS WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT ITALIAN FOOD.
YOU GO THROUGH THE WHOLE COLD CUT SECTION AND IT IS EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE.
ANYTHING YOU WOULD WANT IN TERMS OF COLD CUTS.
OUR PEOPLE ARE TRAINED AND HAVE MULTIPLE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD.
SO, THEY ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE AND GOING TO THE MEAT DEPARTMENT, THAT IS AN UNUSUAL PLACE.
WE SELL PRIME BEEF, WE AGE OUR OWN BEEF THAT WE SELL AND WE MAKE EVERYTHING TO ORDER.
IF YOU CAME AND SAID YOU WANTED A PORK ROAST, WE MAKE IT TO ORDER.
YOU TELL US WHAT YOU WANT AND HOW YOU WANT IT.
WE MIGHT PUT FIG IN THERE OR CHESTNUT IN THE ROAST OR ASPARAGUS IN THE ROAST, DEPENDING ON THE DIFFERENT ROAST THAT WE MAKE FOR PEOPLE AND IT IS MADE TO ORDER.
NOTHING IS HANGING AROUND FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
OUR MEAT DIRECTOR IS SELLING SAUSAGES THAT WE MAKE IN-HOUSE.
THEY ARE SPECIALTY SAUSAGES.
SO, WE WOULD HAVE A TRADITIONAL SWEET AND HOT SAUSAGE AND WE DO SPECIAL FILLINGS, SO IT MIGHT HAVE CHICKEN AND MOZZARELLA OR PROVOLONE AND WE MAKE THESE, AGAIN, IN SMALL BATCHES.
AND, THAT GIVES US THE FRESHNESS THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
AGAIN, THE CUSTOMERS APPRECIATE THAT, TOO.
YOU WILL SEE OUR CUSTOMERS A LOT OF TIMES, UNLIKE MANY PLACES, WE TEACH EDUCATION HERE.
WE WANT OUR CUSTOMER TO ENGAGE, TO TALK.
SOMETIMES, CUSTOMERS BRING US IDEAS, TOO.
BASICALLY, WE WANT PEOPLE TO TALK.
WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO TAKE A NUMBER.
THERE IS NO NUMBER SYSTEM IN THE STORE.
I THOUGHT IT FROM THE DAY I OPENED UP.
YOU CAN GO TO A SUPERMARKET IF YOU WANT A NUMBER.
HERE, YOU NEED TO TALK TO THE INDIVIDUAL BEHIND THE COUNTER, DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP, LOOK HIM IN THE EYE AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT?
HOW SHOULD I COOK IT?
SHOULD I BRAISE IT?
SHOULD I COOK IT IN THE OVEN?
WHAT IS THE EASIEST WAY?
I AM HAVING A PARTY, WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?
YOU NEED TO HAVE A DIALOGUE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS MISSING.
THAT IS THE KEY THING MISSING TODAY.
PEOPLE ARE NOT TALKING.
GRAB AND GO.
GRAB AND GO.
GRAB AND GO.
SO, WE TRY TO EDUCATE.
IT MAKES FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE.
MUCH MORE FULFILLING EXPERIENCE.
AT LEAST, WHERE I COME FROM.
SOME PASTA THAT WE MAKE, WE MANUFACTURE FILLED PASTA LIKE TORTELLINI, RAVIOLI, AND ALSO STRING PASTA LIKE THAT THE CHENA -- FETTUCCINE AND RIGATONI.
AND WE DO SPAGHETTI.
AND WE MAKE THESE IN DIFFERENT VARIETIES.
WE MIGHT MAKE THOSE WITH SPINACH.
WE MIGHT MAKE THEM WITH SQUID INK.
WE DO A UP SHELL.
ANYTHING IN THE PASTA LINE, WE MAKE IT.
THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOT MADE IN THE COURSE OF THE YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING PASTA AND USUALLY, MOST OF THE SPECIALTY ITEMS ARE MADE BY HAND.
IT IS VERY LABOR-INTENSIVE BUT WE GET THE QUALITY THAT WE NEED AND WE KNOW IT WILL STAND UP.
>> THIS AREA IS PRETTY MUCH, MOSTLY ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
AS I SAID, THIS IS PROVIDENCES LITTLE ITALY.
MANY OF THE SAME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS.
THE TRADITION CONTINUES.
>> NEXT-DOOR, IS A FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT AND PIZZA KITCHEN.
THEY MAKE TRADITIONAL WOODFIRED NEAPOLITAN PIZZA, USING A SPECIAL OVEN IMPORTED FROM ITALY.
THERE IS A HUGE VARIETY TO CHOOSE FROM.
BY FAR, THE MOST POPULAR ITEM ON THE MENU IS THE DECADENT, WORLD-FAMOUS, LOBSTER RAVIOLI WITH VODKA SAUCE.
>> I AM ANTHONY FOR CONSTANTINO'S RESTAURANT AND WE ARE MAKING SOME DISHES FROM OUR MENU.
LOBSTER RAVIOLI AND EGGPLANT RAVIOLI.
IT HAS A PINK VODKA SAUCE AND SHRIMP.
AND THIS COMES WITH SAUSAGE, MARINARA SAUCE AND SMOKED MOZZARELLA.
>> FIRST WE WILL DROP THE LOBSTER.
INTO BOILING WATER, HERE.
SHAKE THE PAN SO IT DOESN'T STICK TO THE BOTTOM OR TO EACH OTHER.
NOW FOR THE SAUCE, WE START WITH GARLIC.
JUST A LITTLE BIT TO GET IT GOING.
THE RAVIOLI TAKES ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MINUTES.
ONCE THEY START TO FLOAT, IT MEANS THAT THE INSIDE IS DEFROSTED AND I DON'T KNOW THE SCIENCE BUT THEY START TO FLOAT AND IT IS ANOTHER THREE MINUTES OR SO.
I WILL COOK IT UNTIL IT IS AL DENTE.
USING GENERIC VODKA.
POURED OFF TO THE SIDE SO IT DOESN'T STEAM UP LIKE CRAZY.
THE ALCOHOL GOES OUT A LITTLE BIT.
ADDING SOME CHICKEN STOCK.
HEAVY CREAM.
I WILL LET THAT REDUCE.
TO ABOUT HALF.
WAIT, EVER SO PATIENTLY.
AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD ADD SOME SHRIMP.
LET THEM POACH IN THE CREAM.
THIS IS STARTING TO GET SOFT, AND NOW I NEED TO COOK THE OUTSIDE AND GET IT THICKER, I NEED SOME MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS AL DENTE.
SOME MUSHROOM AND ADDING A TOUCH OF MARINARA.
JUST TO MAKE IT PINK.
AT THIS POINT, I WILL ADD GRATED ROMANO.
I AM LETTING THE CREAM REDUCED AND THE ROMANO WILL BRING IT TOGETHER.
SOME BASIL FOR FLAVOR.
AT THE LOBSTER.
AT THE LAST MINUTE, WE LET IT FINISH REDUCING IN THE SAUCE SO THE SAUCE INCORPORATES INTO THE PASTA.
IT IS A COHESIVE DISH.
NOW I TAKE MY PLATE.
PUT THE SHRIMP AROUND THE MIDDLE.
ADD THE SPECIAL SAUCE.
AND, THAT IS THE WORLD FAMOUS LOBSTER RAVIOLI.
>> OKAY, SO NOW WE WILL MAKE EGGPLANT AND WE ARE USING HALF- MOON EGGPLANT AND PASTA.
IT IS BETTER TO SHAKE THEM INSTEAD OF USING A SPOON BECAUSE IT IS GRADUAL.
FOR THE SAUCE, WE WILL START WITH OLIVE OIL.
THERE IS EXTRA OIL FOR FLAVOR AND GRAPE SEED FOR THE TEMPERATURE.
THIS IS BETTER FOR SEARING THINGS.
CRUMBLING IN THE SAUSAGE A LITTLE BIT.
TAKE IT OFF THE HEAT.
ADD A LITTLE BIT OF BASIL FOR FLAVOR.
SOME MARINARA.
SO, OUR MARINARA IS USED FOR QUALITY, OLIVE OIL, GARLIC, AND TOMATOES.
THE QUALITY OF TOMATO MAKES THE SAUCE, A VERY BASIC INGREDIENT, NOTHING MAGIC ABOUT IT.
LET IT COOK FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS.
SIMMER.
MAKE A LITTLE BIT AND PUT IT IN.
FINISH COOKING THE SAUCE.
NOW THE SMOKED MOZZARELLA.
THE POT IS IN THE OVEN.
AND DEWEY.
-- SAUSAGE.
PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT'S IT.
EGGPLANT WITH SMOKED MOZZARELLA AND SAUSAGE.
DONE.
>> THAT IS GORGEOUS.
EGGPLANT AND SAUSAGE AND SMOKED MOZZARELLA.
AND THE BEAUTIFUL, LIGHT MARINARA, A LITTLE TOUCH OF GARLIC.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MEAL.
RICH, BUT NOT OVERPOWERING.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU HAVE HOMEMADE PASTA.
>> THE OLDEST OPERATING RESTAURANT ON FEDERAL HILL IS --.
IT IS IN THE SHADOW OF THE MONUMENT.
IT HAS BEEN GREETING VISITORS FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
THIS RHODE ISLAND CULINARY LANDMARK HAS MAINTAINED ITS AUTHENTIC TRADITIONAL ROOTS WHILE OFFERING CONTEMPORARY TAKES ON ITALIAN CUISINE.
>> HI, I AM GEORGE, THE GENERAL METAL -- MANAGER OF CAMILLE'S.
WELCOME, AND COME ON IN.
CAMILLE'S WAS OPENED IN 1914 BY A GENTLEMAN NAMED THE SQUALLY.
IT WAS NAMED MARCONI'S AT THE TIME.
IN 1952 IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY HIS SON JOHN AND HIS WIFE CAMILLE.
THE EXPANDED THE RESTAURANT AND CHAINED -- CHANGED THE NAME.
FOR YEARS, IT WAS A PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN.
CURRENTLY, IT IS KNOWN AS CAMILLE'S AND IT IS UNDERGOING A RENAISSANCE.
WE UPDATED THE DINING ROOM AND OUR CHEF BRINGS TO THE TABLE A GREAT SENSE OF ADDING MODERN TWISTS TO TRADITIONAL ITALIAN DISHES.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
ABSOLUTELY, WE ARE IN THE CURRENT CENTURY BUT WE DO NOT WENT -- WANT TO GET TOO FAR FROM OUR ROOTS.
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING TRADITIONAL LIKE OUR EXCELLENT PASTA OR VEAL PARMESAN, OR IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ONE OF MICHAEL'S NEW SPECIALS LIKE WRAPPED HALIBUT THAT HE WILL MAKE TODAY, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERY PALATE, WE HAVE A WINE SPECTATOR AWARD-WINNING WINE LIST TO COMPLEMENT THE CUISINE AND MOSTLY, WE LOVE WHAT WE DO.
WE ARE HERE EVERY DAY, WORKING HARD AND HAVING A GREAT TIME DOING IT.
>> TODAY, WE WILL DO BRAZED OCTOPUS.
ALMOST 3 HOURS, A SLOW SIMMER.
RED WINE, BLACK PEPPER AND BELIEFS.
LOW AND SLOW UNTIL EVERYTHING IS NICE AND TENDER.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE OCTOPUS, A NICE CHAR.
YOU WANTED TO BE KISSED BY THE SMOKE AND FLAME.
THIS IS NICE AND SOFT AND WE ARE GETTING THAT GRILL AND FLAVOR.
IT IS MORE MEDITERRANEAN RATHER THAN ITALIAN.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IN GREECE.
OPEN WOOD FIRE, GRILLING.
NOW, WE WILL PUT TOGETHER THE SALAD THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THE BRAISED OCTOPUS.
SOME BABY ARUGULA.
SOME ROASTED RED PEPPERS.
A LITTLE BIT OF PICKLED RED ONION.
A LITTLE BIT OF TOASTED HAZELNUT.
BRINGING IN A MEDITERRANEAN FEELING.
OLIVE OIL, LEMON, HONEY.
GIVE THAT A NICE TOSS.
A NICE HELPING OF OCTOPUS.
THERE YOU HAVE IT.
BON APPITIT.
>> THE NEXT DISH WE WILL DO IS WRAPPED HALIBUT.
A NICE CLEAN, SUMMER DISH.
A 10 OUNCE PIECE.
HALIBUT.
YOU WANT TO GET A NICE HALIBUT.
NOW, I WILL GET OUR RISOTTO GOING.
BABY SPINACH IS THE THIRD COMPONENT OF THIS DISH.
NOW, FLIP THE FISH.
WHEN YOU GET IT BROWN ON EACH SIDE YOU TRANSFER IT TO THE OVEN.
ADDING HERE, A MIXTURE OF LEMON , BUTTER, AND CHICKEN STOCK.
THIS IS MY DREAM JOB.
WORKING IN A ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN RHODE ISLAND.
IT WAS MINE AND MY WIFE'S FIRST DATE, ACTUALLY.
SO, IT BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES.
NOW, PLATE THE HALIBUT.
ROMANO.
WITH THIS DISH YOU DON'T WANT TO DO TOO MUCH TO IT.
IT IS SUMMERTIME.
WE ONLY USE THE FRESHEST FISH.
RIGHT ON TOP, THE HALIBUT, BUTTER SAUCE, A NICE DHARMESH -- GARNISH.
THERE YOU HAVE IT.
WRAPPED HALIBUT.
>> TRY THE PAN ROASTED HALIBUT WITH PROSCIUTTO, A WONDERFUL GLAZE AND CREAMY RISOTTO WITH A LOT OF CHEESE IN IT.
THAT IS PERFECTLY COOKED.
TENDER, AND SEARED AND BROWNED ON THE OUTSIDE.
THE PROSCIUTTO GIVES IT A SALTY, ROASTED FLAVOR AND THE CHEESY RISOTTO, THIS IS A GREAT DISH.
>> NEXT, WE WILL DO A PLAY ON A NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER DONE WITH CARAMELIZED --, ONION, CREAM, AND THAT.
SOME FRESH CLAMS AND A MICRO CELERY SALAD.
YOU HAVE ALL OF THE FLAVOR COMPONENTS OF A NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
IT IS LIKE A NEW ENGLAND CHOWDER.
>> NOT BAD!
OUTRAGEOUS!
>> I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
>> I LOVE IT!
LOVE THE CELERY, TOO.
>> THIS IS A CUSTOM INSPIRED DISH.
WILD BOAR, MARINATED ACTUALLY, APRICOT PRESERVES, HONEY, DIJON MUSTARD, HERBS, AND THIS WILL BE PAIRED WITH TOASTED PISTACHIO NUTS, DRIED APRICOTS AND IT IS A TYPE OF COUSCOUS.
IT HAS A NICE, NUTTY FLAVOR.
IT WILL BE FINISHED WITH WILD MUSHROOM AND PORT WINE REDUCTION.
IT SHOULD BE GOOD.
>> POP THIS IN THE OVEN.
I WILL LOOK FOR AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE.
MEDIUM RARE.
A NICE BASE WITH THE MUSHROOM SAUCE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL.
SOME ARUGULA SALAD.
PISTACHIO FOR SWEETNESS.
APRICOTS.
THIS IS THE STYLE OF COOKING WHICH IS RICH IN ITALY.
THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS AND IT WAS SEASONAL, WHAT THEY COULD GET AT THE TIME.
WE TRY TO INTRODUCE THAT IN OUR COOKING.
WILD BOAR.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
♪♪ ♪♪ >> WE HAD AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
CAMILLE'S, RAVIOLI AND KONSTANTINOS, A CULINARY ADVENTURE THAT FELT LIKE GOING TO ITALY.
♪♪ ♪♪ >> THIS EPISODE WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF CISCO BOSTON.
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