
I came to Montreal in September 1996 to study Interior Design at College Inter-Dec. If I had known then that this would be the city I would permanently live in, find my soulmate, form close and life long friendships and discover my endless love for Sushi, I would have arrived here earlier.
In October 1996 I was [...]

Primo and Secondo has been a milestone for Italian cooking  in little Italy for a while now, we have enjoyed many dishes made by part owner and executive Chef Roberto Stabile. Roberto, his wife Natalina and family have over the years been faithful and valued clients of ours here at Macchi Inc. and Paolo and [...]

Left: Derek Dammann, Top right: Paolo Macchi and Nathalie Rivard: Bottom right: Kim Vallee and Hivron “MrsMacchi” Turanli
On the launch of my Blog, the first product that I introduced was our key product: The Citterio Prosciutto. Kim Vallee sent me a message on twitter and let me know that she had by then only had one kind, [...]

Not being a chef myself, I am always very amazed at what chefs can create with a few ingredients. I visited a few of my favorite blog/websites to see what the owners have created with prosciutto.
Here are the results of my research! Enjoy!
By La Tartine Gourmande:
Prosciutto, St Maure and Pear Tartines
Black Raddish and its Proscuitto [...]

When I mentionned we were covering Prosciutto di Parma this week, Stefano Leone so kindly sent me these pictures of one of his culinary creations with Prosciutto di Parma:
Ossobuco, sweetbread terrine wrapped in Prosciutto di Parma with orange sauce verrina, mostarda.
Stefano loves pairing this dish with a Gabriel Meffre, Cotes du Rhône AOC – Expression [...]