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Article: Many marvelous meatballs
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- November 29, 2006
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A friend recently told me about a ricotta-stuffed meatball she had
just seen being made on TV. It came from a new book by restaurateur
John LaFemina called A Man and his Meatballs. It sounded so
wonderful, I immediately went out and got the book.
It's a fun read. While it does contain the meatball recipe, it's
actually the story of how the self-taught chef got his start in the
restaurant business. If you've ever daydreamed about opening a
restaurant, you'll want to read this book. It may get you going or
prudently stop you in your tracks.
LaFemina's meatball recipe calls for baking the meatballs in a
watery tomato sauce for an hour, a technique that, much to my
surprise, I also found in the ...