Author Archives: Don Genova

Food For Thought – Gadgets 2006

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Don Genova

This week on Food For Thought, my annual round-up of great gifts for the ‘kitchen elf’ in your family.  To listen to this item as an MP3, click here .  Thanks as always to Fontaine Wong at Ming Wo Cookware … Continue reading →

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Parma Palate – Mainly Because of the Meat

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Don Genova

Have I ever mentioned that I love salami?  Prosciutto? Capicollo? Pancetta? And so on and so on?  This part of Italy is Salumi Heaven.  (salumi is the Italian term used for all cured meats)  Last week in school we learned … Continue reading →

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Parma Palate – Innards R’ Us

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Don Genova

At this point in my food eating career I am far beyond the idea of getting grossed out at the thought of eating various body parts of animals that aren’t in the traditional North American lexicon. If I like the … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought – Cocktail Chef

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Don Genova

This week on Food For Thought, I welcomed into my test kitchen Dinah Koo and Janice Poon, authors of The Cocktail Chef, Entertaining in Style. You can listen to the show as an mp3 by clicking here. This is a … Continue reading →

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Parma Palate – Pub Crawl

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Don Genova

There has to be something said for the architecture of Europe.  I’m probably not the person to say it since my knowledge is so limited, but I’m certainly learning to enjoy it.  How could you NOT enjoy this view, especially … Continue reading →

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Parma Palate – US Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Don Genova

This post might be about my US Thanksgiving meal in Italy, but it starts with a photo of the Canadian flag.  Although I am proud that my country is represented in the courtyard of the building housing the Gastronomic Sciences … Continue reading →

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