ITALIAN CUISINE IS MORE
THAN JUST PIZZA AND SPAGHETTI.
HERE TO SHOW US DELICIOUS
ITALIAN DISHES IS CHEF --
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOU HAVE TWO RESTAURANTS IN
THE EAST VILLAGE.
I HAVE TWO RESTAURANTS IN
EAST VILLAGE.
CHEESE AND PEPPER.
AND ALSO IS THE NAME OF -- IS
THE NAME OF A DISH WE COOK.
OKAY.
SO WHAT ARE WE MAKING?
HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI.
HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI.
THAT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER THAN
THE STORE BOUGHT ONE.
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN
REGULAR SPAGHETTI BECAUSE IT IS
A SQUARE SPAGHETTI.
THEY CALL IT TONARELLI.
SO WE PUT THAT IN THE WATER A
COUPLE MINUTES.
DO YOU COOK -- WHEN IT'S
HOMEMADE DO YOU COOK IT THE
SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS REGULAR
SPAGHETTI OR LESS?
LESS BECAUSE IT'S A FRESH
PASTA.
LIKE AROUND 10 MINUTES OR
SO.
THE FRESH SPAGHETTI IS JUST 2
MINUTES.
WE TAKE WATER FROM THE PASTA
AND WE PUT IN THE CHEESE.
THAT WHOLE THING IS CHEESE?
YEAH, ALL CHEESE.
LET ME AT THAT CHEESE.
WE PUT A LITTLE OLIVE OIL IN
THE CHEESE, AND THE PASTA IS
ALMOST READY, AND WE DO THE
PASTA IN THE CHEESE.
OKAY.
BECAUSE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE
CHEESE TO COME OUT OF THE CREAM.
WE HAVE EGGO RENO CHEESE, AND
WE MIX.
A LITTLE CHEESE FROM THE BASE,
YOU SEE.
SO THIS IS A SPECIAL DISH
YOU MAKE AT YOUR RESTAURANT?
YEAH, IT'S ALSO THE NAME OF
THE RESTAURANT.
EVERYBODY LOVE IT.
I CAN IMAGINE.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THAT.
OKAY.
WE PUT IT ON THE PLATE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS A
COMMON MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN
THEY'RE COOKING ITALIAN FOOD?
EVERYBODY LOVE ITALIAN FOOD.
IT IS VERY SIMPLE, AND ALSO IS
A LOT OF -- YOU SEE THE
VEGETARIAN AND THIS IS CAT
FISH.
THIS IS CAT FISH?
THIS IS SICILIAN STYLE AND
WITH THE CELERY, TOMATO, AND
CAPERS.
AND WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE
RIGHT HERE?
THIS IS THE QUEEN DISH IN
SICILY WITH THE SARDINES AND
WILD FENNEL, AND THE RAISIN AND
PINE NUTS.
THE CAPANATA IS ALL VEGETABLES,
EGGPLANTS, TOMATO, CAPERS, ALSO
CELERY AND OLIVES.
AND DESSERT.
AND WE MAKE SUGAR WITH THE
VINEGAR.
SUGAR AND VINEGAR.
AND VINEGAR.
IT'S A VERY GOOD TASTE.
AND THEN THE SPECIAL -- FROM
SICILY WITH THE RICOTTA CHEESE
AND THE CANNOLI.
OF COURSE THE CANNOLI.
PEOPLE LOVE CANNOLI.
CAN I TRY SOME OF THIS?
YEAH, SURE YOU CAN TRY IT.
OH, THAT LOOKS AMAZING.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN -- HAVE
YOU HAD YOUR RESTAURANTS HERE
IN THE CITY?
OKAY, FOR THIRTEEN, AND THE
SECOND ELEVEN YEARS.
OH, MY GOODNESS THAT IS
DELICIOUS.
PECK COE RENO IS VERY RICH.
