Aug 26, 2020 | Bello Wine, Business Metaphors
Most of you have probably never heard of Timorasso – yet in Italy it’s the most popular white wine grape at the top restaurants. And it was almost lost to history. Italian winemakers would often plant many grapes in a single vineyard and sell the wine as a...
Aug 25, 2020 | Bello Bar: Cocktails, Business Metaphors
It is normal that when revenues are down, businesses cut back on research and development. And it is no secret that things in the restaurant industry are about as bad as they’ve ever been. I’ve done the opposite of the normal thinking. I’ve been trying to use my time...
Aug 24, 2020 | Bello Menu Spotlight, Business Metaphors, Italian Food
The Italian cuisine is a very old one. And while there are very traditional dishes, Italians have always tried new ingredients as they came available. Tomatoes, for example, were brought to Italy in the 1500s from America. We didn’t turn our noses at them for...
Aug 21, 2020 | Bello Menu Spotlight, Business Metaphors, Italian Food
As an Italian, I am a huge believer in tradition. We have recipes that date back over a thousand years. There is a reason that all of them entered our tradition in the first place. Bresaola is a traditional cured meat that is very useful because it takes a less...
Aug 19, 2020 | Italian Food, Special Dinners
In business, it doesn’t make sense to do insane things … unless it does. But when one of your best friends is Mimmo Bruno, the guy who introduced burrata to the United States, sometimes the nonsensical makes perfect sense. And Mimmo said he wanted a Crudo dinner so...
