Gianni's North Beach

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How about a happy story? "More than a decade after Palermo Delicatessen closed its doors in North Beach, the family-owned eatery is making a comeback at a new ...location. The revamped deli will be located at the former Geppetto Delicatessen & Catering (658 Vallejo St. between Stockton and Columbus) with a menu that revives favorites from its former location, said Gaetano "Tommy" Balistreri, who is managing the space with his uncle, Vince Balistreri. "It's the same place," he said, "with a new ownership team and some new recipes, but made with the same love. This is what we know, this is our niche." Balistreri is a third-generation San Franciscan and a North Beach native. "My grandfather came to the neighborhood in the sixties, and my father Frank and uncle Vince both grew up here," he said via telephone." See more

Buona Pasqua, Happy Easter! We had a problem with the text recipes for the traditional Neapolitan Easter Pies, Pastiera and Pizza Rustica. I added them back in the video comments. I hope they are in time for those of you making them this year. Keep on cooking. Buon appetito! --Gianni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLmTEXCH3Gs

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I GRICIA Gricia is the granny of Amatriciana, before tomatoes arrived to Italy. We can almost say it's the Big Bang of Italian pasta! :) How is it made? Sinc...e it's a dish created by the shepherds of Lazio, on the border with Abruzzo, it's still made with the ingredients available in the region, today as in the past: pecorino cheese, black pepper, dried pasta, guanciale and strutto. #gricia #spaghetti #italianpasta #100per100italian #iloveitalianfood Ristorante pizzeria JOLLY Reggio nell' Emilia

I GELATO ALLA FRAGOLA Sebbene lo chiamiamo comunemente "gelato", sarebbe più corretto parlare di SORBETTO. Infatti, i gelati di frutta sono fatti solamente c...on frutta fresca, acqua e zucchero, senza latte. In ogni caso, non sarà un nome a cambiare il nostro amore per lui! ;) Bravo S.p.A. Cremeria Capolinea #gelato #gelatoallafragola #iloveitalianfood #100per100italian

Ciao Tutti. I'm in Ortigia, Sicilia and just shot a live stream YouTube video. Sorry that those of you in the States couldn't join us. We shot it for our lunch today at about 2 p.m. We're 9 hours ahead of the west coast and 6 ahead of the east. But, you can watch when you wake up or when you're hungry. It's an easy, simple and delicious dish with classic Sicilian ingredients that you can make in about 15 minutes. Bear with my ugly face, I still can't get the portrait shot rig...ht but my friend David did a great job shooting the live stream. Grazie a lui. Thanks to him! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sMCxSLgn8w