The Bistro Pantry: Ten Things We Always Keep Stocked

A well-stocked pantry is a cooks best friend on a Wednesday night. Here is what sits on ours.

The ten things on our pantry list are: good olive oil, tinned anchovies, San Marzano tomatoes, capers in salt, aged parmesan, bronze-cut pasta, arborio rice, chickpeas, good vinegar, and dark chocolate.

Any one of these ten ingredients can turn into a meal with 15 minutes of effort. Combined with a few vegetables and fresh herbs, they form the backbone of our weekday kitchen.

We replenish these monthly. None of them spoil, and all of them improve the food you make. If you are building a pantry, start here, and let the rest follow what you cook.