Or Pancetta and Cannellini beans, courtesy of one of Cleveland's finest ex-restaurateurs. Happy West Virgina pork belly cured by Kris...

A rainy day at the Shaker Market led to an impromptu trip to Gallucci's , an Italian import shop on the east side of Cleveland. The plac...

Soft Polenta with a Canned Tomato, Onion, and Sausage Sauce. Or, for those from the Cleveland area, Organic Polenta (Cornmeal) from the Wes...

[Plenty of great pictures in the link below] I mean really, it's been several years since it hit the coasts. That should be long enough....

The Moka Pot (worth shopping around for). Here's some history. It seemed like the war was over after the Vietnamese fired the first ...

Besides not spending enough time properly rendering the pancetta , the dish came together well, and no trichinosis, at least not within the ...

Less than 24 hours ago I was enjoying a great meal with great company at Dragonfly in Columbus, Ohio. For a city touted as being comprised...

It may look a bit lopsided, but it tasted good. I stuck to the game plan mentioned in the previous post. The fresh-frozen pasta from Ohio Ci...

Carnaroli. Very few food blogs are without at least one risotto recipe, and why should The CFT be any different. This started with me runnin...