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2003 Rocky grad takes on the cooking life – Quad Cities Online

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Chef John Coletta came up to me at work and asked me ifI wanted to work the event with him and one other guy. It was quite an honor,”Mr. Carlson said. ChefColetta is co-owner of Quartino, an Italian restaurant in the city that was …

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250 True Italian Pasta Dishes

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Italian chef John Coletta has taken the mystery out of creating the perfect pasta meal in his new cookbook, 250 TRUE ITALIAN PASTA DISHES: Easy & Authentic Recipes Inspired by Quartino Ristorante Pizzeria Wine Bar (Robert Rose; …

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Five-Buck Fusilli – Chicago Buzz – Zagat Survey

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

To celebrate executive chef John Coletta’s new cookbook, 250 True Italian Pasta Dishes, Quartino (312-698-5000) in River North is offering $5 featured pasta lunch specials for the next five weeks. Conveniently, all the dishes will be …

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CHICAGO: Those who can, can't | bites

Friday, October 16th, 2009

“I took a class, thinking ‘I’ve been cooking 35 years, I can do this on my own,’ but it isn’t quite that simple,” says John Coletta, executive chef of Quartino, a 600-seat restaurant that serves housemade duck prosciutto and capocollo …

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cheeky chef john coletta

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

january is a time of reckoning and readjustment. many of us emerge on january 1st to the realization that the festivities and feasts of the preceding weeks have taken their toll, and the final night of the year may have been the one of …

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Chicago Gourmet 2009 – Leshock Value

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

It might sound steep, but when you see the list of names serving you the goods – Rick Bayless, Carrie Nahabedian, Stephanie Izard, John Coletta, and more – it’s not so bad. If you need another reason to go, the Tribune’s Phil … will be cooking up on tonight’s WGN News. He’s the chef at Quartino, the Italian spot at State and Ontario. If you end up heading to Chicago Gourmet, be sure to let us know how it went! Tagged food, video, wgn news. facebook stumbleupon email …

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chicago gourmet and chef john coletta make the two meatballs shine!

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

chic-i.jpg don newcomb and jim price hosted the two meatballs at quartino restaurant last night for a meatball and wine tasting feast. both of the two meatballs agreed (for once) that chef john “hit the meatball on …

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Macy's on State in full bloom with flower show, shopping parties …

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

APRIL 7: Quartino chef John Coletta will give a demonstration on how to incorporate global influences into everyday cooking as he prepares pasta dishes. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lower level, Culinary Kitchen. …

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My Chef World — Blog — Pink Velvet Cake & Raspberry filling

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

John Coletta Quartino Federico Comacchio Phil Stefani’s 437 Rush Judy Contino, Bittersweet. mychefworld wrote a new blog post: Yum-o Croissant bread pudding 1 week, 4 days ago. Croisaant bread pudding with butterscotch carmel sauce: …

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Something Glorious: Things that I love that you should love too.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

While we’d love to share what every chef will serve this weekend, we just don’t want to ruin all the surprises. SomethingGlorious caught up with some of our favorites, who spilled the beans on what festival goers can look forward to eating. … When he’s not signing copies of his new book, True Italian Pasta Dishes, Quartino’s John Coletta will be busy doing two cooking demonstrations: a fonduta a la valvostana (a fontina cheese fondue) and asparagi in salsa (white or …

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