Rigatoni, Anyone?
If you’ve ever been to Rome, you know it’s not hard to find a good meal here, and certainly not if you know where to look. We normally know where to look.”
Art history professor Liz Lev, someone we frequently interview on more intellecutal matters, has also been gaining a reputation as an excellent cook. So Rome producer Mario Biasetti and I, intrepid reporters that we are, went to check out the rumor for ourselves.
Liz was kind enough to invite us into her kitchen to show us how to make pasta all’amatriciana. I’m not a foodie, so I can’t give you an entire history of the dish, but it comes from a town not far from Rome called Amatrice.
It’s simple — pasta, a bit of pork, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, pecorino cheese — and quite filling, the kind of thing shepherds in the area have been eating for centuries. It’s also a classic Roman dish.
Take a look at the video below to see how it’s made!
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Greg Burke has been with the FNC Rome Bureau since 2001. He has covered
a number of major stories including the death of Pope John Paul II, the
Madrid train bombings, the Paris riots, and the war in Lebanon. 
Finally! Another great cooking/eating report from our favorite Fox person! I’ll need to try my hand at this one, Greg.
Looks delicious and takes very little time but I’m a bit surprised there isn’t some good Italian bread on the menu. To me, an Italian meal without the bread is like a day without sunshine.
Well, well! Finally! Another piece by our favorite Fox personality! Wonderful as always. It is inspiring me to go to the kitchen. I’ll let you know how it comes out.
Yummy and surprisingly simple. Nothing like food in Rome or anywhere else in Italy.
Wow! that looks great. WDTPRS sends its approval
Yum, yum! Thanks for the video. I found the link of Fr Z’s site, for which I am very grateful.
I love Rome. My favorite restaurant is La Campana on Vicolo della Campana. I’m sure you have already found it.
Wow! Easy to make. Much like the recipes Fr. Z shares with us on WDTPRS! I really enjoy these short culinary gems!
Looks lovely, I will make this meal. Add a nice green salad and some nice red wine and it would be perfect. I think Fr Z at WDTPRS would like it too.
Hey wonderful video making me hungry. A visitor from WDTPRS.
Blessings,
Annie
Looks great. Saw the link to the video on WDTPRS, thanks to Fr. Z for linking to the video. I must visit Rome. Anthony