Pear Ravioli Season
November is pear season, and that got us thinking about how to incorporate this fruit into our menu. We already planned to bring back our Pear + Gorgonzola salad, but then an idea struck us: Pear Ravioli. This concept may sound unusual, but it was inspired by our family's favorite dish at a little trattoria in Florence called Ciro & Sons: their unique pear tortellini. We've never seen anything like it anywhere else. Determined to craft our own version, we headed to the kitchen and started experimenting. The conversation between myself (G.), my brother (Christian), and my father (Pepe) went something like this: Pepe:
All about our new Marana Forni pizza oven at Vesuvio
Dear Readers - My name is Gian Antonio Pepe. I am the youngest son in the Pepe Family, responsible for running the day-to-day of our restaurants and bakeries, with lots of help. Over the past few years you haven’t heard much from us on our blog, but I plan on writing to you more. I’m not sure exactly what I’ll be sending—restaurant updates, coupons, event invites—but I promise to make it worth your time. In our first attempt at this blog revamp, I’d like to tell you more about our new pizza oven! The story starts ten years ago. When my brother and I