The Italian chef who puts lasagna in a toothpaste tube
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Young kitchen maverick Valerio Braschi of Rome's Ristorante 1978 is reinventing classic Italian dishes with the aim of confounding and astounding diners.
(CNN) — Perhaps because it's so darned delicious, there isn't generally much radical experimentation done with Italian food -- except for that disastrous incident when someone put pineapple on a pizza.
Which is why young Italian chef Valerio Braschi's bizarre fine dining creations -- including a toothpaste tube full of lasagna -- are causing such a stir in Rome.
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