Eating The Neighborhood Archives

by Ricorlando 11/17/2023 10

How Does Your Restaurant Sound?

Remember the days when fine dining rooms were truly fine? They murmured the soundtrack of haute cuisine as diners cameContinue Reading

by Ricorlando 10/07/2023 0

Cake and Wine? When you live in the great Northeast, I say yes! Pairing cake and wine is not recommendedContinue Reading

by Ricorlando 09/01/2023 2

August is the perfect season to get your hands on sweet summer corn – eat it and preserve it!

by Ricorlando 08/07/2023 6

A returning customer is the best customer. And a happy customers are happy to tip.

by Ricorlando 07/06/2023 11

Clam bellies and Vinho Verde are the definition of great beach food

by Ricorlando 06/05/2023 15

It’s June. The gardens are in, the deck is cleaned up, and the grill is ready to rock. In theContinue Reading

by Ricorlando 05/07/2023 7

It is early May, and I am currently writing this from one of my favorite neighborhoods in Palermo, Sicily. ForContinue Reading

by Ricorlando 04/04/2023 17

A Seder Wine Dinner Tale and a Recipe for Passover

by Ricorlando 03/03/2023 14

Year: 1981. Place: Elm City Diner, New Haven, Ct. I was in my early 20s when I first began cookingContinue Reading

by Ricorlando 02/02/2023 27

I fell in love with gumbo way back in the early 1980s when Paul Prudhomme made his groundbreaking appearance onContinue Reading

by Ricorlando 01/02/2023 13

Winter in the Hudson Valley of New York means snow, ice, and chilling temps. Along with the bad weather comesContinue Reading

by Ricorlando 12/01/2022 8

Seasonal recipes from the great melting pot.