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    The 10 Biggest Food Trends of Fall 2011

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    Smoked Ricotta-
    We spotted this trend back in 2009 when we wrote about this starter in our report on America's Foodiest Small Towns. Now, ricotta affumicata or smoked ... more 
    Photo by: Flickr User Avlyxyz
    Smoked Ricotta-
    We spotted this trend back in 2009 when we wrote about this starter in our report on America's Foodiest Small Towns. Now, ricotta affumicata or smoked ricotta is hitting on a larger scale. Find it on a tosta along with marinated mushrooms and pine nuts at Seamus Mullen's NYC spot Tertulia or stuffed inside handmade ravioli with a light tomato sauce at fellow New York chef Andrew Carmellini's the Dutch. Cult cheesemaker Salvatore Brooklyn even sells a version that's smoked over cherry wood embers.

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    Tue, Nov 8, 2011 6:37 PM EST
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    Geraldine Campbell, Bon Appétit



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