http://demianrepucci.com content Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:18:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just watched Federico Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita' for the first time.  At the end I was left a little confused.  Why is this movie so revered?  It seemed at first a series of tenuously related vignettes centered around a handsome but vapid guy, Marcello, and his fickle obsession with ... http://demianrepucci.com/2010/03/11/fellini-la-dolce-vita-moral-vacancy/ We recently met some friends at Braeburn for an enjoyable birthday brunch.  It was a sunny day, there was a table big enough for all of us, we weren't being hurried, the conversation was good.  A very nice time.  I wish I could say that I loved the food. The vibe I ... http://demianrepucci.com/2010/03/10/restaurant-review-braeburn-casual-brunch/ I moved into the neighborhood early last year.  It was then not long before I found Sal & Carmine's pizza.  Tucked away in a nondescript storefront on the West side of Broadway between 101st and 102nd Streets, and no more than ten feet wide, it is easy to miss.  And miss ... http://demianrepucci.com/2010/03/05/restaurant-review-sal-carmines-pizza/ The inspiration for chicken pot pie came about because I had one extra pie crust that had to be used up.  After all was said and done I actually had to go out and buy more pie crusts.  Such is the typical way these 'inspirations' go.  Anyway... Butcher a whole chicken.  ... http://demianrepucci.com/2010/03/04/recipe-sketchbook-chicken-pot-pie/ I was living in London in 2007 and staging at St. John Restaurant.  Tom, one of the cooks there and a kitchen mentor of sorts said that he had friends at River Cafe and could maybe get me a day or two stage there.  I jumped at the chance.  After a ... http://demianrepucci.com/2010/03/02/the-river-cafes-rose-gray-a-tribute/ I recently finished watching Lars Von Trier's Europa.  I picked it up not knowing anything about the film other than that Von Trier is a critically acclaimed director.  I had seen 'Dancer In The Dark' several years ago but evidently the shock of that movie had worn off enough that I ... http://demianrepucci.com/2010/03/01/lars-von-trier-europa/