Spicy Hot Sausage with Red Cabbage and Fennel

Spicy Hot Sausage with Red Cabbage and Fennel

By Bob Lipinski I had this dish in Trento, Italy many years ago, and although I don’t have the exact recipe, this is a close version. Ingredients: 6 links spicy hot Italian sausage ¼ cup olive oil 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1...
Swiss Cheese Really Doesn’t Exist!

Swiss Cheese Really Doesn’t Exist!

By Bob Lipinski “What is a harp but an oversized cheese slicer with cultural pretensions?” (Denis Norden, English comedy writer) The mass-produced, mild cheese you know as “Swiss cheese” in the U.S. doesn’t actually exist in Switzerland. While it was inspired by...
Rebellious Wine & Food Pairings

Rebellious Wine & Food Pairings

By Bob Lipinski Rebellious wine and food pairings reject traditional rules like “red with meat, white with fish” and encourages experimenting with unusual combinations. These pairings defy expectations and yield creative results, challenging traditional “so-called”...
French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

By Bob Lipinski French onion soup started as simple onion broths and became the rich, cheesy bistro dish enjoyed today. It gained popularity in 18th-century Paris among night workers at Les Halles and evolved into a French staple, with its cheese-topped version...
Mozzarella: Not Just for Pizza

Mozzarella: Not Just for Pizza

The caprese salad pairs tomatoes, and basil with fresh mozzarella. (Metro Photo) By Bob Lipinski “Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.” — M.F.K. Fisher, 1908-1992, American food writer,...

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