leftovers

In Italian, leftovers are called avanzi, as in advances. This is not just a linguistic quirk; it signifies a different cultural attitude towards the food you don't finish at a meal. Leftovers are seen not as the dregs of a previous meal, but the potential for creating a new one.

We like this attitude here at Newport Way. Last night's mole for instance, reheated tonight, was even richer and more complex, since all the ingredients in it had more time to commune with each other.

But this is not really what the Italians have in mind for avanzi; the idea is to reuse them as an ingredient in a new dish. Another time…