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Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
Honoring Our Roots
Season 4
Episode 405
Everyone seems to be in pursuit of their ancestral roots. We find out that we are a percentage of this and a percentage of something else. But what do we do with that? Nothing? Looking back on our roots can give us all kinds of answers to who we are and why we are as we are.
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Italians love tradition and honoring the past. They also famously live in the moment, enjoying now.
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Naples, the home of great coffee. Philadelphia, a little spot with the best coffee not in Naples.
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There are people in this world who are forces of nature. Christina cooks with one of her favorites.
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Cooking with brothers is a rite of passage; Christina cooks with an Italian brother in Pompeii.
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Scala where a man opened a hotel/restaurant to serve friends & neighbors good food from his garden.
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The man famous for “I’ll be back” said “Hasta la Vista” to meat. Can we be big and strong?
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Alberobello, famous for houses called trulli. For me, it’s almonds and figs that enchant.
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Is there more to food than food? There are nutrients we see and energy we feel.