Piero Bonamico

Welcome to polymath paradise.

I'm Piero Bonamico, a lifelong jack of all trades. Between YouTube and AI, I finally get to be all of them: cooking, building, writing, music, video, and whatever comes next.

Start anywhere Who is this guy

Piero Bonamico holding a wooden crate stenciled POLYMATH, packed with a chef's knife, wooden spoon, cast-iron skillet, drill, camera, microphone, sheet music, bread, gin, and cables

The site

Three doors

Piero’s Table

The food.

Recipes with the reasoning left in, and the places, dishes, and makers I’d send a friend to without hesitation.

Recipes · Recommendations →

Ramblings

The writing.

Essays and the occasional pontification — they start with something small (a meatball, a boiler, a frozen lake) and go where they need to.

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Portfolio

The making.

Photography, video and songs now; builds and AI projects as they’re documented.

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Latest

On the desk

Recommendations

La Colombe

My first D.C. coffee love: a world-class cortado in a very cool Blagden Alley space in Shaw.

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Blue Bottle Coffee

My Georgetown coffee shop: carefully made pour-overs and espresso, a small but excellent food menu, and a dog-friendly patio.

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Les Vraies Richesses

A Sherbrooke bakery with a selection so big you need a game plan — and locals fiercely loyal to it.

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Bistro Le Louis XVI

Don't let the strip mall fool you: creative French bistro cooking, standout vegetable starters and great wine advice in Sherbrooke.

About

The short version

What I really became an expert in was figuring things out. A music life in Vermont taught me to make more with less; YouTube and AI turned that habit into an adventure.

The full story →