by ChandniPatel on August 27, 2010
Food was a very important part of my childhood as part of the only Indian family in a small Southern town. When my parents moved to Parsons, Tennessee, they had already lived in New York City, Toronto, Kenya, and of course, India. After living in major culinary cities, my parents found themselves slightly isolated and [...]
by Jennifer Iannolo on August 5, 2010
Meatballs are so much more than food to me. They embody a big piece of my childhood, and dear loved ones whose memory I’m able to keep alive each time I cook them. My father, Serafino, and grandmother, Angelina, moved to the U.S. from Calabria, Italy in the 1950s. Having lived much of their lives [...]
by Chef Mark Tafoya on August 4, 2010
Welcome to Share Your Plate! As the first official post of the site, I wanted to share a dish that’s important to me for many reasons: It’s a very distinctive dish in New Mexico, and it reminds me of my grandmother, who used to make it all the time in the summer. It’s also one [...]