AN EVENING WITH CAL PETERNELL:
ALMONDS, ANCHOVIES, AND PANCETTA
Join us for an evening celebrating Cal Peternell and his new book Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta over dinner at Via Carota.
Chefs Jody and Rita will be cooking with inspiration from Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta for a special menu available only on September 27. Limited reservations are available for this special evening; and, as always, walk-ins accepted all night on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cal Peternell
Cal Peternell is the bestselling author of A Recipe for Cooking and Twelve Recipes, which the New York Times called “the best beginner’s cookbook of the year, if not the decade.” He grew up on a small farm in New Jersey and earned a BFA in painting from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Living in Italy with his wife, artist Kathleen Henderson, Cal was inspired to pursue a cooking career. After working at various restaurants in San Francisco and Boston, he landed at Chez Panisse where he worked as the chef for nearly twenty-two years.
Almonds, Anchovies and Pancetta
Cal’s food harks back to the ways people have eaten for generations - using vegetables as the center of the plate, seasoned with a little bit of meat or fish to create a delicious and satisfying meal. While the revered chef’s method of cooking emphasizes flavor, it’s about so much more. Taking savory little bites of vegetables is inarguably better than big meaty mouthfuls. It’s healthy, more sustainable and economical.
In Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta, Cal centers on three distinctive flavors that boost any dish, allowing even the most discriminating palates to enjoy healthful, nutritious meals that taste sublime. Cal includes sixty recipes for main meals, including pastas, salads and appetizers, as well as “side” dishes that can be featured alongside fish or meat, or put together with a few others to make a meal.
Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta will be available online and in stores on September 25.
Books will be available for sale at Via Carota on September 27.