That’s Amore!
ISSUE #11 — September 28, 2026
If You Cook Only One Thing This Week
Let’s get a jump on October. It’s National Pasta Month, so of course, I think of Italy. We have a whole lineup this week of Italian plates that will have you saying “moto bene!” in no time.
Also this week, YOU get to vote on what you’ll see in this newsletter from now on. Please take a moment and let me know how I can excite YOUR culinary imagination. If you can think of a subject or feature not on the list please email me at [email protected] and let me know. Nothing is “off the table!” pardon the pun.
In the meantime, it’s always time for a treat, so let’s all eat! — Brian Theis
I need your feedback! Please review the list of features below, then vote for as many as you like. What would you most like to see? My new team of experts will be sending a jam-packed edition of this letter out once a week. Get more of what you really want!
1. IF YOU COOK ONLY ONE THING THIS WEEK — a crowd-pleasing new TV recipe or golden oldie of mine from the vault, including holiday and party menus
2. GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE BOX — a sentimental journey down recipe road, with nostalgic dishes from earlier decades brought back to the table
3. THE $20 SUNDAY SUPPER CLUB — a tempting weekly feast for four on a twenty buck budget
5. THE SECRET INGREDIENT — how an ordinary item in your pantry (or kitchen drawer!) can take your cooking to the next level
6. CELEBRITY RECIPE OF THE WEEK — Sophia Loren! Ann-Margret! Taylor Swift! What’s happening in THEIR kitchens?
7. YOU DECIDE — YOU get to vote on what I cook or investigate next. It’s your turn!
8. THE LAST BITE — The bonus. One more recipe in keeping with the week’s theme, or season, or even a Movie Night Menu like “Steel Magnolias!”
Sentimental Journey
October is National Pasta Month
MEMORY MONDAY
The Delicate Shelf Life of a Rotisserie Chicken
I’ve been writing a lot for Tasting Table recently. Here’s a piece I contributed to earlier this year that’s important for all chicken lovers to read. Specifically rotisserie chicken lovers!
The Last Bite
Q: Do you have any other Italian dishes that go well with pasta?
A: I do indeed! On page 72 of my cookbook you will find my delectable “Pesce Lombardo,” which is just my name for Sole Milanese. Click here for the recipe, and buon appetito!
