hemi culture
TASTEMAKERS
AllAbout
theGnocchi
Regional variationson the
classic Italiandumpling
aremaking theirwayonto
Americanmenus
BYCHARUSURI
EXCERPTEDFROMPASTABYHANDBY JENN LOUIS, PHOTOGRAPHEDBYEDANDERSON (CHRONICLEBOOKS, 2015)
C
hef Jenn Louis, co-owner
of Lincoln Restaurant and
Sunshine Tavern in Portland,
Oregon, fell in love with gnocchi,
the Italiancomfort foodclassic,while
backpacking through Europe after
college.MostAmericansknowabout
the classic Northern Italian
gnocchi
di patate
, a hearty dumpling made
from flour,water, andpotato,but she
found that this menu staple barely
scratched the surface of theworld of
Italiandumplings.>>>
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DUMPLINGSDUJOUR
Chef JennLouis’ rustic
gnocchimalfatti
