Jenna sat down with Bri Kilroy of Women’s Lifestyle Magazine for this November 2016 article, where she talks in depth about meeting her husband (and Amore co-owner) in San Francisco, living in Italy, local Grand Rapids sourced food, and her thoughts on the Italian phrase “A tavola non si invecchia” or “When you’re sitting at the table, …
A lifelong Snoop Dogg fan, Chef Jenna had the honor of catering Snoop’s sold out show at the Intersection on 1/31/2012. She even got a chance to meet Snoop backstage! The icing on the cake was Snoop’s tweet, where he said: “Grand Rapids catering knows how to do it Doggystyle. The Tirami-Snoop was a favorite …
Amore co-owner and head chef Jenna Arcidiacono named Chef of the Year in George Aquino’s 2013 Dining Out Awards from Mlive.com! From the article: 2013 has been Chef Jenna’s breakout year. She’s been featured in magazines, newspapers, television, radio and everything in between. She is always one of the first chefs to graciously share her …
Mayra Monroy of Revue Magazine interviewed Chef Jenna on May 9th of 2016 in a broad-ranging Q&A about how she got into cooking, her favorite restaurants in West Michigan, and her take on the West Michigan Farm to Table scene. Revue: Being a part of the West Michigan foodie scene, what’s the most exciting thing …
Parsley Pistachio Pesto for Fish You may use Mahi Mahi, Salmon, Sole, Tilapia…. 2 bunches of Italian parsley juice from 2 lemons 1/2 cup of shelled pistachios 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil Throw all of the ingredients into a blender or food processor and run until smooth. Rub the pesto on the fish …
Polpette della Nonna Eggplant Patties 2 eggplant – peeled, diced, boiled in salted water until soft (drain out the water with colander) 1 tbsp chopped garlic 1 cup grated parmigiano or grana padano 1 egg 5 fresh basil leaves chopped fine breadcrumbs +++++++++++++++ Add all the ingredients in the order listed above Add the breadcrumbs …
Pescatore (Fisherman’s Pasta) 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 6 teaspoons garlic 1 cup diced onion 20 mussels 20 clams 12 prawns 8 oz squid rings and tentacles 8 oz cod (diced) 5 leaves of fresh basil julienned 4 tbsp chopped Italian parsley 8 oz white wine 8 oz tomato sauce 2 tbsp of Sambuca …
Finocchio Fennel Soup 2 bulbs of fresh fennel with the tops cut off – diced (you may use the fennel tops for garnish on fish!) 1 large red onion – diced 2 cloves of fresh garlic – minced 2 tbsp of butter 1 tbsp of olive oil 1 – 16 oz can of chicken broth …
VIN COTTO Warm Spiced Wine A bottle of red wine 3 oz of Captain Morgan 2 oz of Tuaca (Italian Vanilla Liquor) 2 oz of Amaretto di Saronno 1 oz of Gran Marnier 2 cups of juice (apple cider or orange juice) 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1 tbsp of real maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon …
Amore Trattoria Old World LIMONCELLO 1 bottle of everclear 1 bag of organic lemons 4 cups sugar 8 cups of water Grate the yellow part of the lemon peel from all the lemons into the everclear Put the everclear and the lemon rind into a ball jar and let it sit for 2-4 weeks – …
