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Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
Sunday Gravy
Season 5
Episode 511
Many know it as tomato sauce, but in the in Italian-American households of the Northeast in the USA, that luscious, thick, richly flavored tomato concoction simmering away for hours is known as gravy. Why is this dish so important to the Italian culture? Christina visits a Tuscan vineyard and discovers the truest tradition for making this cherished traditional gravy...or sauce.
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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.