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Final Tinkering at a Soon-to-Open Restaurant: The Wine List mararie/flickr

Final Tinkering at a Soon-to-Open Restaurant: The Wine List

The owner of New York's Porsena, which opens this week, tries to pick wines that have the integrity of her pasta al pomodoro

Don't Fuss Over Fresh Pasta: The Dried Stuff Is Better Sara Jenkins

Don't Fuss Over Fresh Pasta: The Dried Stuff Is Better

Americans associate fresh, handmade pasta with quality and technique. But Porchetta's chef prefers an everyday bowl of penne.

The Dark Side of Benefit Dinners: A Chef's Perspective Porchetta

The Dark Side of Benefit Dinners: A Chef's Perspective

Porchetta's chef supports charity dinners, but not if they're wasteful, don't give much to charity, and distract her from her restaurant

The Strange, Sad World of Restaurant Auctions Sara Jenkins

The Strange, Sad World of Restaurant Auctions

Follow a chef as she buys equipment for her new restaurant—by scavenging bits from a recession-trampled predecessor

From Pigs to Pasta: Hopes and Fears of a New York Chef Sara Jenkins

From Pigs to Pasta: Hopes and Fears of a New York Chef

The owner of Porchetta plans a new restaurant and delves into a new domain: dried pasta

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