Most of us who grew up in Massachusetts are familiar with the story of how Ruth Graves Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie, also known as Toll House cookies. For those of you who aren’t, she and her husband owned the Toll House Inn, a charming inn and restaurant located halfway between Boston and New [...]
I know it’s redundant, but I am an Italian foodie. My two sisters and I grew up in a thoroughly Italian household with a Sicilian mom and a Neopolitan dad—both equally good cooks. My dad and uncle owned a small Italian restaurant together, and it was the place to go for great home style Italian food, including wonderful homemade pizza. My dad has passed on; but, to this day, even if my 80-plus-year-old mom doesn’t know you’re coming, she’ll pull a 5-course meal out of the fridge in no time flat.
