I can't believe I haven't written this down anywhere for anyone. All I do is eat, make, sleep, never drink but maybe one day, pasta. So here's the dough. I'll add some notes at the bottom for some adjustments. These photos are snagged from my instagram over the past three years, not the best quality…

Keeping warm and full, mostly full, is the best thing you can do when it hits negative five degrees in Chicago. A lot of people will turn to gnocchi, lasagna, or a long stewed ragu; I on the other hand will always turn to gnudi. Pillowy balls of ricotta and semolina, much like gnocchi but…

"You can learn a lot watching things eat." Frank Costello, The Departed

“It’s not even food. It’s about as edible as Astroglide and made from the same stuff,” Bourdain declared. [On truffle oil] Stop putting that stuff on mac and cheese. It's gross.

I tried to get into my house the other day, but I couldn’t. Wanna know why? 
Because I had gnocchi!

“Liver than the Oscars/Extra virgin olive oil drizzled on the pasta” - Bag of Money, Action Bronson

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