Pioneering PNW Food Guru Angelo Pelligrini

I had the rare chance to briefly audit NPR the other day.  Greg Atkinson of the Times was speaking of Angelo Pelligrini, long-time Seattle resident with mega-credentials when it comes to growing and eating locally, stretching back to pre-paul era.  I have lots of great food-associations with Mr. P, ranging from home-brewed wine to chantarelle-foraging.

Remarkably, Sunset Mag credits AG with the first North American-published recipe for pesto.

My folks were big fans, partly I suspect given their connection to the UW where AP also professed.  With their encouragement I have enjoyed several of Pelligrini's books.  I was delighted to find on reading one of those books a good while back that his garden was just a couple blocks from home of a close chum.

There was talk on the show of farinata, in varying forms of pancakes and soup.  I was most intrigued with the wet version.