A few years ago, Clay Conley was in the Turks and Caicos Islands with his friend, Dean James Max. The two chefs were “at play,” tweaking recipes and creating new culinary concepts. Conley’s focus was ...

Technically, it’s just pudding. But mention the word budino to an Italian chef and eyes light up, chattering hands dance through the air and unabashed creativity is unfurled. “Budino is BUDINO! Its ...

Be careful when handling the ink; it stains. Squid ink is available through www.tienda.com. Adapted from “A Lenten Cookbook for Catholics,” by Angelo Stagnaro (Tau Publishing, 2013). SQUID INK PASTA ...

If I’m asked — and I seem to be asked often — what the signature dish of the Monterey Bay Area is, I say it’s a no-brainer: fried calamari. Nearly every restaurant in the area has a calamari dish on ...

Nothing says comfort like a big helping of Italian cuisine – especially American favorites like spaghetti carbonara, eggplant parm and calamari. While delicious, these dishes aren’t exactly easy on ...

1. Heat water in a medium pot and bring to a boil. Season with 1 tsp salt. 2. Flash boil the calamari in the water for 2 minutes. Remove from the water, set aside and allow to cool completely. 3.

HALIBUT cheeks and short ribs. Scallops and foie gras. Squid and pig’s ears. Lobster and squab. Recognize the theme? It’s surf and turf. For the guy shuffling chips at a Vegas craps table, hoping for ...

Selena Gomez is giving us serious weekend envy. On Friday night, the singer feasted on Italian cuisine with a girlfriend at Asellina in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. “The dinner was casual, they had ...