I never spent as much time in the kitchen as my mother and grandmother would have liked. I was the sort of kid (and let’s be honest, the kind of adult) that expects dinner to appear, like magic, without stepping foot into the kitchen. When I was faced with the daunting task of hosting a [...]
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Conversations With Emilio: Getting To Know The Man Behind The Machine
In 1996 Vanity Fair began printing the Proust Questionnaire on the last page of its magazine, revealing the often complex personalities of luminaries worldwide. In an effort to better understand Emilio, I asked him to answer the same questions. His responses are detailed below.
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As a kid, broccoli was a central part of my diet. My parents loved broccoli and by default, so did I. We ate it in salads and pastas a couple of times a week. I have never given much thought to broccoli before, or really, to the origin of any vegetable. I show up at [...]
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As fall creeps onto the calendar, our days get shorter, our nights get longer and before we know it, the season of holiday eating is upon us. Autumn is a time of harvest and while some of us in North America may think of pumpkins and apples, people around the world celebrate the harvest as [...]
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