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Look for us ("Berkeley, CA") on the menu at Danny Meyer's Maialino restaurant in New York's Gramercy Park Hotel, now open for lunch.
You will also soon find us at Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria, the latest New York restaurant project from Keith McNally and James Beard Rising Star Chef Nate Appleman, rumored to open in mid to late February.
Awards & Media
November 2009
"Turkey for Every Taste," Lynne Char Bennett and Kalena Ross, San Francisco Chronicle.November 2009
"Special Delivery: Marian Burros's Guide to Mail-Order Foods," Marian Burros, New York Times.September 2009
"Gourmet Chef Makes Organic Meals for Costco," Kate Coleman, special to The San Francisco Chronicle.June 2009
"In A Cold Economy, Fancy Food is Hot," Florence Fabricant, New York Times.January 2009
"Shopping Cart: Fra' Mani Italian Meatloaf," Miriam Morgan, San Francisco Chronicle.December 2008
2008 Best of the Bay Award, San Francisco Bay Guardian.
December 2008
"Singing Salumi's Praises," Georgeanne Brennan, San Francisco Chronicle.November 2008
"Ham on It," Sara Deseran, 7x7 Magazine.October 2008
"What's New: Fra' Mani Hams," Audrey Sherman & Caitlin Olmstead, San Francisco Chronicle.September 2008
"Hot Spots," Patricia Unterman, SF Examiner.August 2008
"Gourmet Weekly," Ruth Reichl.August 2008
"A Meal Fit for Flying," Rob Willey, Men's Journal.June 2008
"Summer 2008 Gift Guide," Michele Foley, Chow.com.March 2008
"Eater's Digest: Have Cheese, Will Picnic," Celia Barbour, O Magazine.March 2008
"Foodie Fest: Bertolli's Salumi," Katherine Dittmann, The Monthly.December 7, 2007
"The Critics' Choices: Food," S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times.November 28, 2007
"The Gift is in the Mail, and on the Web," Marian Burros, The New York Times.December 2007
"The Second Annual All-Meat Gift Guide," Francine Maroukian, Esquire.December 2007
"CRITICS: No Baloney," Mark Rozzo, Men's Vogue.November/December 2007
"Lista di Natale: The 20 Holiday Gifts That Celebrate Italian Style," La Cucina Italiana.October 2007
"Plan a Party for a Crowd," J. Battilana, Sunset Magazine.September 2007
"The Best of the Best," J. Maslow, T. Schreibman and S. Segrest, Specialty Food.July 11, 2007
"From California, a Bolognese Classic," Florence Fabricant, The New York Times.July 4, 2007
"Mad for Mortadella," Carol Ness, San Francisco Chronicle. Photo by John Lee.July 2007
"Slow Food," TBS STORY/LINE [see "Slow Food" under "Top Videos" or view below].May 6, 2007
"Hot Links," Christine Muhlke, The New York Times T Style Magazine.Video feature: Paul Bertolli in Action
May 2007
"Savoring Salumi," Kathryn Jessup, Diablo.May 2007
"Design 100 #39: Second Act," Metropolitan Home, Design 100 issue.March 11, 2007
"The Mantry: Race for the Cured," Oliver Schwaner-Albright, The New York Times T Style Magazine.March 2007
"The Chill Factor," photography by Stan Musilek, 7x7.January 2007
Good Food on KCRW. Radio interview with Paul Bertolli.December 2006
"Feet in the Trough," The Economist.December 2006
"Unbeatable," Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue.December 2006
"The All-Meat Gift Guide," Esquire.November 27, 2006
"For the Pork Fiend," Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite, New York Magazine.November 2006
"The haute dogs are moving in," Kate Washington, Via Magazine.October 31, 2006
"A Cure for the Ordinary," Leslie Cole, The Oregonian.October 15, 2006
"Tastes: Real Salami," Owen Dugan, Wine Spectator.October 2006
"GOOD LIVING: He's found a cure that works," Ian Knauer, Gourmet .October 2006
"Slices of Italy," House & Garden.September 13, 2006
"Salami for the Connoisseur," Florence Fabricant, The New York Times.August 30, 2006
"The ABCs of salumi," Russ Parsons, The Los Angeles Times.July 19, 2006
"SHOPPING CART/Rooted in the Past," Karola Saekel, San Francisco Chronicle. Photo by Katy Raddatz.July 2006
"Chef strives for sausages a cut above," Michelle Locke, Associated Press. Photos by Eric Risberg.Various print and online regional newspapers nationwide.
July 2006
"One for the Boys,"Carla Valencia, 002+ Magazine.June 2006
"Links to the past—Paul Bertolli honors his roots with a new line of sausages," Jan Newberry, SanFrancisco Magazine.
May 17, 2006
"Dry Cured Sausages: Kissed by Air, Never by Fire," Julia Moskin, The New York Times.February 2006
"The Butcher's Life—Chef Paul Bertolli trades in his toque to go hog wild," Jason Edwards, 7X7.November 2005
“24/7 Magical Moments in the East Bay,” Diablo Magazine.September 26, 2005
“The Tastemakers,” Dorothy Kalins, Newsweek. “Top Fifteen,” Newsweek.September 21, 2005
Going Whole Hog," Carol Ness, San Francisco Chronicle.August 15, 2005
“Building a Better Pig,” Nancy Shute, U.S. News & World Report.January 28, 2004
“Sausage Aged for Three Generations,” R.W. Apple Jr., The New York Times.December 3, 2003
“An Ancient Art,” S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times. Also includes “Sausage: a master class,”discussing Paul Bertolli’s process for fresh Italian sausage.
November 2003
"Making Italian Sausage," Martha Stewart Living Television.November 8, 2003
“A Matter of Taste.” Interview with Paul Bertolli regarding his salumi on KYCY-AM radio.September 2003
NBC-11, Wine Country Living. Television segment on Paul Bertolli and production of salumi.Fall 2003
“Artisanal Charcuterie,” Plate magazine.August 2003
“The 125 Best Things to Eat.” San Francisco Magazine.June 2003
Interview with Paul Bertolli concerning Salumi, Sam Gugino, Wine Spectator.April 2003
Interview with Paul Bertolli concerning Salumi, Jordan Mackay, Wine & Spirits.March 2003
Charcuterie in restaurants as an emerging trend, Nation’s Restaurant News.September 2002
“Cuts Above,” Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue.June 19, 2002
“A Basement Revolution No Matter How You Slice It,” Matt Lee and Ted Lee, The New York Times.March 31, 2002
“Curing it Yourself,” Kim Severson, San Francisco Chronicle.October 2001
"Go for the Cure," Brett Martin, Food & Wine.January 1999
“The Saveur 100, A celebration of our favorite food, people, places, and things,” A Tribute to PaulBertolli, by Alice Waters. Saveur.