May 11, 2000

[Times photo: Patty Yablonski]
This bite-sized import from Japan isn't just for restaurants anymore. More and more grocery stores are selling it, freshly made. Story
Hazan wins top Beard award
Longboat Key resident Marcella Hazan received the James Beard Foundation's lifetime achievement award, and her Classic Italian Cooking, published in 1973, was named to the Cookbook Hall of Fame in ceremonies last weekend in New York.
Food file
Notes from the food beat. . .
Italian chef welcomed back
Gianni Colandrea has a loyal following at his restaurant, Dal' Italia Pizza.