For my next
Restaurant Recreations...At Home, sample the
pepperoni sauce that won Chef Michael Isabella so much praise on the finale of Season 8
Top Chef All-Stars and has been featured on the menu at
Graffiato. Top Chef judge Gail Simmons praised, "That pepperoni sauce was fantastic. The whole dish was great, it was herby, it was beautifully braised, and there was tons of flavor. That pepperoni sauce was just crazy. I got excited about it because it was a crazy idea to make a sauce, basically a puree of pepperoni. Really that flavor of pepperoni is very distinct and it reminds me of take-out pizza. I'd never seen anyone do anything with it that it took it in a whole different direction. It was intense!"
