In the end, I chose the cover recipe, Carmellini's Lamb Ragu. It was hard for me to pick a dish to represent this book. Carmellini's recipes range from standard Italian fare to sophisticated Italian fare with an urban twist. I went back and forth about what to make for this post. From time to time, I need a break from all that has become "politically correct" and Carmellini's tales did that for me. I loved reading over his rather candid details, cherishing each word. True to his Cleveland roots, Carmellini "tells it like it is" when it comes to his culinary adventures. I have to say that this is my favorite part of the book.
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The introduction to the book includes almost 30 pages dedicated to Carmellini's rise as a top notch chef. Turns out, Andrew Carmellini is from the Cleveland, Ohio area, right around the corner from where I grew up.
Recently, I have been inspired to cook from each cookbook in my collection and took the book back off the shelf. Distracted by whatever food I was cooking at the time, I put this book up on a shelf in my library and forgot about it. Last summer I went on a spree buying several Italian cookbooks and Urban Italian by Andrew Carmellini was one of them.
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