Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The family is preparing for the holidays in this Cooking with Nonna as she makes a traditional Sicilian dessert.
In the second Cooking with Nonna column, my grandmother, also known as Nonna, shows me how to make her famous pignolata. The dish consists of bite-size fried dough balls that are slathered in a honey sauce. Pignolata can be topped off with many different ingredients, but my family likes to add toasted nuts and sprinkles on top. I've included the ingredients for the dish below, but for a full explanation on how to make pignolata just right, you'll have to watch the pro in the video. Pignolata is traditionally served for the holidays. The host will put the pinecone shaped dessert on the table after a big meal so that guests can snack on something sweet while enjoying a cup of coffee. I must warn you though; the little delicacy is dangerous …
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Even though Metropolitan Cafe has only been open since May 2010, they are making waves well beyond Shelby Township. With their wide range of well made dishes, Metropolitan Cafe may soon be a true dining destination.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Gary Barney has no formal training in the restaurant industry. Not that you could ever tell. The former owner of Howe's Bayou in Ferndale is now flying solo at Metropolitan Cafe. Metropolitan Cafe was recently recognized as one of the Detroit Free Press best new restaurants of 2010 and with good reason. The menu is diverse with cuisine from France, Mexico, Spain and the Mediterranean. Chef Alexis Henslee trained at Schoolcraft and worked as chef de cuisine at Tribute. Although there are entrees on the menu, Chef's focus is tapas. Barney wants Metropolitan Cafe to be more than a restaurant, he wants it to be a social gathering place. The concept had been circling in Barney's head for years. After a long search and looking at various …
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Khom Fai is owned by Chris and Isaiah Sonjeow. Their focus is on fresh ingredients and bold flavors. Khom Fai does not try to change traditional Thai cuisine, rather they focus on doing it well.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Chef Isaiah Sonjeow has a simple question: "When did people start deciding that not bad was good?" He is speaking of the "not bad" phenomenon of dining out. "On a Friday night Applebee's has a 30-minute wait. You can't tell me they have better food than us." Sonjeow continues. Isaiah together with his brother Chris opened Khom Fai on Sept. 9, 2010. Their father has been working in the restaurant industry for years. Both Chris and Isaiah have helped their father at his Maumee, OH, restaurant. "One thing about Thai restaurants is they are almost always owned by Thai people," Isaiah said. Considering the complexity and nuanced flavors present in Thai cooking, Isaiah's point makes sense. Khom Fai's menu is focused. Thirty items have …
Girolamo Ciolino
9:41 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
my nonna makes this for christmas, she would love to share some of her cooking for your show more ›