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Be Italian

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: People need to stop falling for engagement-baiting food videos. If you think you don't know what we're talking about, I'm sorry, but yes you do. We're referring to those videos where some heavily made-up housewife slathers her kitchen island with nacho cheese as some sort of entertainment hack. We're talking about the bastardization of Italian recipes, and people pouring cheese over things that have no business being so lactose-ified. Unfortunately,…

Papa John would be proud

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I am so, so, so glad that I don't have Celiac disease or some other kind of disorder that means I can't eat gluten. Gluten rules. While bread takes a lot of the glutenous glory, we're firm believers that pasta is the best gluten product by far. It's versatile. It's international. It's a comforting, rib-sticking meal on a bad day, or a celebratory feast on a good one. Back when I was working at a Mediterranean restaurant on the Upper East Side, I actually got in trouble for selling the pasta spe…

Last week my hairdresser was snipping my tresses and suddenly asked me if I was Italian . The question was incredibly flattering to this Italophile who worships everything from their food and film to their disco. Unfortunately, my identity is better reflected by this tweet from a Twitter friend of mine:

Mamma mia

He got so popular, that the tiny little deli he worked in asked him to stop making the videos because they couldn't handle the influx of new customers.

In an evocative parallel scene from a Sopranos episode entitled, "The Strong, Silent Type," mob boss Tony Soprano and his loyal associate Furio cook dinner for themselves, alone in their respective kitchens. The scene starts out with Tony walking into the kitchen of his New Jersey McMansion. He calls out his wife Carmella's name before finding a note on the counter that reads, "Rigatoni in the fridge." Meanwhile, Furio (a native Neapolitan), tends to sizzling pots and pans in a humid, dimly-lit…

Ready your closest garbage can

Memes for people who love to cook!