Italian Cooking

Italian Cooking

Will Levitt | Posted 05.10.2012

Will Levitt

In time, Italian food would go from relative obscurity to become the first ethnic cuisine largely adopted and prepared in American homes.

100 Italian Culinary Words And Phrases

Food Republic | Posted 03.18.2012

Food Republic

If you haven't eaten your way across Italy yet, consider the advice of someone who has. Italian food varies dramatically from region to region, but you can rest assured that you will find pasta, wine, espresso and gelato wherever you go.

How to Grow Garlic in 5 Easy Steps + VIDEO

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.12.2011

Maria Rodale

If you are married to an Italian (like I am), are Italian yourself, or have any fantasies of being Italian, you probably want to grow garlic. Don't te...

Jonathan Waxman on His New Cookbook, Italian, My Way

Louise McCready | Posted 07.09.2011

Louise McCready

Making pizza is the best thing in the world, and it's so much more satisfying to make your own stuff. Even if it doesn't taste better, you think it does -- and that's all that counts!

Chef Boyardee's Niece Writes Family Cookbook

Posted 07.04.2011

Anna Boiardi, the niece of founders of Chef Boyardee Co. has written an Italian cookbook, though for better or worse don't expect to see any recipes f...

How to Make Italian Sausage

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Maria Rodale

When I first married into an Italian Catholic family, I thought it was downright weird that they would wait to go to church at midnight, Christmas Eve, so that they could come home in the middle of the night and eat sausage.

'Mamma Agata' Cookbook Tour: Italian Recipes And Wine Tasting In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

Chiara Lima, daughter of legendary Italian chef Mamma Agata, is in Chicago today promoting her new cookbook and sharing some Italian cooking tips. L...

Pan dei Morti (Bread of the Dead) for All Souls' Day

Jamie Schler | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamie Schler

Pan dei Morti, or Bread of the Dead, are fabulous cookies, dark, moist, very dense and chewy that appear much too briefly in Italian bakeries during the autumn season.

Balsamic Vinegar: Magnificence and Deception

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011

Meathead

There are numerous labeling conventions, numerous methods of production, numerous claims of authenticity, and a boggling range of quality and price.

8 Of The Best Italian Cookbooks (PHOTOS)

Lena Tabori | Posted 05.25.2011

Lena Tabori

Just so you know, I'm a Swede. Warner Brothers brought my mother to America when I was three and she was an actress all of her life. She never cooked....

An Open Letter to Toronto

Scott Conant | Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Conant

It's stressful enough opening up a restaurant around the corner from my apartment, and here I am in another country. Your people love food -- and that's really all I need.

After Marcella Hazan, Does Any Italian Cookbook Matter? Yes, Patricia Wells' Simple 'Trattoria'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Jesse Kornbluth

You want simple? This is it. Easy? Forget about it. Organized? Buying the book could be the last time you'll ever need to think about an Italian menu.

What to do with the Leftovers

Giulia Melucci | Posted 05.25.2011

Giulia Melucci

I suffer from an unrelenting compulsion to cook for the men who enter my life for however long or briefly. My heartbreak usually comes with a side of leftovers.