Silvia Barban's guest appearances

Silvia Barban

Starving for Attention with Richard and Jazmin Blais

flavors unknown podcast

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Joe Sasto

David Burke

Sheldon Simeon

Tim Hollingsworth

Jamie Bissonnette

Sam Mason

Elizabeth Falkner

Ashley Christensen

Bobby Stuckey

Mark Welker

Brooke Williamson

Marcus Samuelsson

Jonathan Waxman

Dan Kluger

Chris Shepherd

OwlTail

Chef Silvia Barban learned to cook from a young age in the kitchen of her Venetian grandmother. Pairing those northern Italian recipes with the spicy Calabrian influences from her mother’s side of the family, she made a name for herself in America on Season 14 of Top Chef. Today, she’s the Executive Chef and co-owner of Italian restaurant LaRina in Brooklyn. We talk about her lifelong Italian culinary influences, how the seasons inspire her to innovate, and how to make the perfect gnocchi recipe at home. 					What we covered in this episode				Lessons learned from being on Top Chef (4:08)The concept behind LaRina (7:09)Where Italian tradition meets modern innovation (9:33)How she finds inspiration (12:25)When she first learned how to cook (13:29)The difference between food from the north and south of Italy (15:20)Finding inspiration through seasonality (20:11)How LaRina pivoted to stay open through the pandemic (25:46)Silvia’s recipe for the perfect gnocchi (27:59)Five stops you need to make in Brooklyn (33:12)Series of rapid-fire questions.Link to the podcast episode on Apple Podcast 					Links to other episodes in New York City				Conversation with Executive Pastry Chef Mark WelkerInterview with Chef Gabriel KreutherConversation with Chef David BurkeInterview with Chef Bryce ShumanInterview with Chef Trigg BrownConversation with Pastry Chef Sam Mason (Odd Fellows)Interview with Brand Ambassador Charlotte VoiseyConversation with Flavien Desonlin from the Brandy Library							#gallery-3 {				margin: auto;			}			#gallery-3 .gallery-item {				float: left;				margin-top: 10px;				text-align: center;				width: 25%;			}			#gallery-3 img {				border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;			}			#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {				margin-left: 0;			}			/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Cappellacci from Chef Silvia Barbanagnolotti del plin, black lime, parmigiano Ricotta Gnocchi , basil pesto, pistacchio, zucchini blossom Smoked spaghetti , Calabrian chilies ,garlic, eggs, hazelnuts Pasta dish recipe				Best gnocchi recipeInstead of using regular potatoes, chef Silvia Barban suggest to use sweet potatoes.She suggests to always bake them in the oven, instead of boiling in water because then you don't have potatoes they're very wet. So, you don't have to put as much flour as if you would have cooked them in water and it doesn’t get sticky.For 2.5 lbs of potatoes (even better if they're a little old so they're getting starchier).Bake them in the oven until they get cooked and soft.Peel them off. Always work on potatoes to make sure when they're warm and not cold. It's easier to handle and to absorb the other ingredients.Then you rice the potatoes (with a potato ricer)Add around 2 cups of regular flour, one egg, and 1 cup of grated parmesan.Add salt and black pepper.Just mix it all together to create a dough ball.Take a bit, just create these long “snakes” of dough, and cut in like little squaresPut them in a pot of boiling water (add the salt when the water is boiling)What is the best sauce for gnocchi?Lamb ragú would be great with sweet potato gnocchi. The lamb has a little strong flavor and the sweet potatoes go so well with it.With a lamb ragú, chef Silvia Barban suggests putting a lot of flavor on it like mint, rosemary, sage, and garlic, add olive oil, and cover with red wine.Let it cook in the oven until is tender basically.When it is cooked, take it off from the liquid.Reduce the liquid and pull the meat apart.Then just sautéed the gnocchi with that and finish with some parmesan.Do not put butter because the lamb is already rich and you want to taste the lamb you don't want to taste some other flavor. You don't want to taste cream either, you want to taste the lamb.Maybe you can add also some oyster mushroom.					Click to tweet

Chef Silvia Barban learned to cook from a young age in the kitchen of her Venetian grandmother. Pairing those northern Italian recipes with the spicy Calabrian influences from her mother’s side of the family, she made a name for herself in America on Season 14 of Top Chef. Today, she’s the Executive Chef and co-owner of Italian restaurant LaRina in Brooklyn. We talk about her lifelong Italian culinary influences, how the seasons inspire her to innovate, and how to make the perfect gnocchi recipe at home. 		 			What we covered in this episode		 		Lessons learned from being on Top Chef (4:08)The concept behind LaRina (7:09)Where Italian tradition meets modern innovation (9:33)How she finds inspiration (12:25)When she first learned how to cook (13:29)The difference between food from the north and south of Italy (15:20)Finding inspiration through seasonality (20:11)How LaRina pivoted to stay open through the pandemic (25:46)Silvia’s recipe for the perfect gnocchi (27:59)Five stops you need to make in Brooklyn (33:12)Series of rapid-fire questions.Link to the podcast episode on Apple Podcast 		 			Links to other episodes in New York City		 		Conversation with Executive Pastry Chef Mark WelkerInterview with Chef Gabriel KreutherConversation with Chef David BurkeInterview with Chef Bryce ShumanInterview with Chef Trigg BrownConversation with Pastry Chef Sam Mason (Odd Fellows)Interview with Brand Ambassador Charlotte VoiseyConversation with Flavien Desonlin from the Brandy Library		 		 			#gallery-3 { 				margin: auto; 			} 			#gallery-3 .gallery-item { 				float: left; 				margin-top: 10px; 				text-align: center; 				width: 25%; 			} 			#gallery-3 img { 				border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; 			} 			#gallery-3 .gallery-caption { 				margin-left: 0; 			} 			/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Cappellacci from Chef Silvia Barban agnolotti del plin, black lime, parmigiano Ricotta Gnocchi , basil pesto, pistacchio, zucchini blossom Smoked spaghetti , Calabrian chilies ,garlic, eggs, hazelnuts Pasta dish recipe		 		Best gnocchi recipeInstead of using regular potatoes, chef Silvia Barban suggest to use sweet potatoes.She suggests to always bake them in the oven, instead of boiling in water because then you don't have potatoes they're very wet. So, you don't have to put as much flour as if you would have cooked them in water and it doesn’t get sticky.For 2.5 lbs of potatoes (even better if they're a little old so they're getting starchier).Bake them in the oven until they get cooked and soft.Peel them off. Always work on potatoes to make sure when they're warm and not cold. It's easier to handle and to absorb the other ingredients.Then you rice the potatoes (with a potato ricer)Add around 2 cups of regular flour, one egg, and 1 cup of grated parmesan.Add salt and black pepper.Just mix it all together to create a dough ball.Take a bit, just create these long “snakes” of dough, and cut in like little squaresPut them in a pot of boiling water (add the salt when the water is boiling)What is the best sauce for gnocchi?Lamb ragú would be great with sweet potato gnocchi. The lamb has a little strong flavor and the sweet potatoes go so well with it.With a lamb ragú, chef Silvia Barban suggests putting a lot of flavor on it like mint, rosemary, sage, and garlic, add olive oil, and cover with red wine.Let it cook in the oven until is tender basically.When it is cooked, take it off from the liquid.Reduce the liquid and pull the meat apart.Then just sautéed the gnocchi with that and finish with some <a href="http://parmesan.Do" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">parmesan.Do</a> not put butter because the lamb is already rich and you want to taste the lamb you don't want to taste some other flavor. You don't want to taste cream either, you want to taste the lamb.Maybe you can add also some oyster mushroom.		 			Click to tweet

Silvia Barban – Her Lifelong Italian Culinary Influences

Gerald Sombright

Richard and Jazmin catch up with two members of "Trashfish" Chefs Silvia Barban and Gerald Sombright from Top Chef season 14 at the Pebble Beach Food and Wine event. After kicking it off talking about the growing trend of caviar bumps in the intro, Richard and Jazmin inquire about the unofficial group name and the camaraderie Silva and Gerald helped create with their cast-mates on season 14. The resurgence of Ripe or Hype lets us know if Chefs Barban and Sombright cook the same at home as they do at work. Remember to join us on social @Starving4Pod!

Silvia Barban and Gerald Sombright