Gourmet Gazette

August 2015
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Chef Spotlight: Shawn Carlson
Senti
3473 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
monday closed
tues-thurs
lunch 11:30-2:00
dinner 5:00-9:00
fri-sat
lunch 11:30-2:00
dinner 5:00-10:00
sunday 4:00-8:00
www.sentirestaurant.com
412.586.4347
eat@sentirestaurant.com
Shawn Carlson has brought “Authentic Italian food” to Lawrenceville. However, before Shawn opened Senti on Butler Street in Lawrenceville with Franco
Braccia in March of this year, he had a few stops along the way. Growing up in a town near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania — Shawn spent a few years in the Army in the
101st Airborne division. After his time with the army, as Shawn puts it, “I was doing odd jobs, here and there.” But, after finding a job as a dish washer for Toni Pais at
Baum Vivant, everything would change for Carlson. While working there as a dish washer he was able to help with prep in the kitchen, and soon after he was enrolled
at Le Cordon Bleu School in Pittsburgh and was working as Sous Chef at Baum Vivant.
Shawn jumped around to a few different places after his time at Baum Vivant; he spent time at the Pittsburgh Zoo, Phipps Conservatory, Nordstrom, and
others. Carlson did admit “After working at Nordstrom’s, I felt burnt out.” Then he met up with Franco Braccia, and after he cooked for him and his wife in their home,
he became the head chef at Senti.
“Senti has very true authentic Italian dishes, you won’t find Chicken Parm on this menu,” said Carlson. He continued, “We make our own bread and pasta in
house, and we buy local and use fresh and seasonal foods.” Senti has a very modern feel to it, and the walls are displayed with paintings from Braccia’s mother-in-law.
As Shawn puts it, “I use the paintings on the wall, and bring the colors down to the plate.”
Come to Senti ready to eat real Italian food, and with a great seating area right inside the door, where you can taste wine from one of Pittsburgh’s first selfserve wine bars, and have small plates, or even “Have a full dinner, you could really do whatever you want here,” Carlson said laughing.
Senti will be participating in Pittsburgh’s Restaurant Week starting August 10, with a special multi-course dinner. They also have the ability to close off their bigger sitting
room for private events. Plus, the Fall will bring with it special wine dinners, and possibly chef tastings, Carlson ended our conversation by saying with some enthusiasm,
“I really believe we are hitting our stride now, after the grand opening in March.”
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August 2015
Product Highlights
Ghirardelli Chocolate Sauce
Sweet Ground Chocolate & Cocoa Sauce
offers a wonderfully rich, chocolate flavor.
Perfectly formulated for use in espressobased drinks, this sauce is also great in hot
chocolate and as an ice cream or dessert
topping. Packed in a 64oz plastic jug.
Pump sold seperately.
Barry Callebaut
Crispearls White
White Chocolate Enrobed
Crispearls. 1.76 lbs each.
#12070
#13001
Barry Callebaut
Easy to use chocolate compound. No need for tempering,
perfect density for covering
pastry, or dipping fruits, nuts,
pretzels, ect. Moderate fluidity,
18% cocoa. Sold by the each
tub.
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