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Speck, the Smoked Ham of Alto Adige
A white bowl filled with rigatoni alla vodka topped with parmesan.
Does Vodka Sauce Really Need Vodka?
PizzArte (Midtown, Manhattan)
What to Expect at a Neapolitan Pizzeria
A serving of spaghetti that has been lightly coated with tomato sauce and fashioned into a swirl-like heap in a shallow bowl.
How to Cook Italian Food Like an Italian
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What Is a DOP Tomato?
Amaro Nonino is poured from the bottle into a small glass.
Amari 101: Your Guide to Italy’s Essential Bittersweet Liqueurs
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Love Italian Food? 5 Essential Cookbooks for Your Collection
Overhead view of jar of passata, a bag of pasta, and mise en place ingredients.
All About Tomato Passata, Italy's Puréed Pantry Essential
An assortment of cookies typically found in an Italian bakery.
A Closer Look at Your Italian Bakery's Cookie Case
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Scooped: Pistachio Gelato with Strawberry Sauce Recipe
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Seriously Italian: Punctuating Flavors with Ricotta Salata
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Meet the Italian Ice Cream Sandwich: Brioche Con Gelato
Pork, Salt, Air, and Time: The Long Road to Prosciutto di Parma
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A Pizza Snob's Approach To Toppings
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The Serious Eats Guide To Pizza In Naples
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Pantry Essentials: All About Pesto
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Italian Easy: Pan Fried Whitefish with Artichokes, Olives, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
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The Secrets to Making Philadelphia's Best Panettone
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The Nasty Bits: Lardo
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A Beginner's Guide to Italian Wine
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Serious Entertaining: An Italian Picnic
Lemon Pine Nut Biscotti Recipe
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Gricia, Amatriciana, Carbonara: The Origins of Rome's Pasta Classics
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What Is VPN Pizza?
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Seriously Italian: Mint in Italian Cooking
Cookbook Review: 'Downtown Italian' Delivers the Goods From a NYC Icon We Love
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Wine Region You Should Know: Italy's Etna DOC
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'Rustic Italian Food' | Cook the Book
Side view of pasta
Spaghetti All'Assassina Is a True Killer, But Not in the Ways You Think
Side view of lasagna all norma
Lasagna Alla Norma (Lasagna With Eggplant, Tomato, and Cheese)
Fresh Cavatelli on a green bowl with a fork, with parmesan on a smaller green dish to the side, and a drink in a textured glass
This Is the Easiest Hand-Formed Pasta to Make at Home, According to a Pasta Expert
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Eggs in Purgatory
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Mozzarella in Carrozza (Italian Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches)
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Piadina (Italian Flatbread Sandwich)
Overhead view of plate of risotto
The Key Techniques for Perfect Risotto
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Scallop Crudo
Overhead view of pappardelle with pork ragu
Pappardelle With Tuscan Pork Ragù
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Aperol Spritz Recipe
A white oval platter holding chicken cacciatore and a good amount of golden brown sauce. The platter is on a textured grey-blue surface.
12 Italian Chicken Recipes
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Lemon Ricotta Cake
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Spaghetti allo Scoglio (Spaghetti With Mixed Seafood)
Overhead view of bucatini-all'Amatriciana
19 Easy Italian Recipes for Any Night of the Week
The pasta on a large serving platter, sprinkled with parsley-flecked breadcrumbs.
Lobster Fra Diavolo
Deep golden brown fish fillets on a large serving platter are covered in a creamy, glossy, perfectly emulsified butter sauce, studded with capers and flecked with minced parsley.
Fish Piccata
A large platter of fritto misto di mare with fried shrimp, squid, and smelt.
Fritto Misto di Mare (Fried Mixed Seafood)
Closeup overhead of a skillet of baccalà alla napoletana.
Baccalà alla Napoletana (Neapolitan-Style Braised Salt Cod With Tomatoes, Olives, and Capers)
A serving of cioppino in a bowl, overflowing with plump shrimp, mussels, clams, calamari, fish, and more. There's a piece of deeply toasted sourdough on the side, and a small bowl holding a roasted red pepper condiment.
Cioppino (San Francisco Seafood Stew)
Overhead of a plate of shrimp risotto
Risotto ai Gamberi (Shrimp Risotto)
Deeply browned braised swordfish steaks on a platter with a rich tomato, caper, olive sauce.
Agghiotta di Pesce Spada (Sicilian Braised Swordfish With Tomatoes and Olives)
Overhead view of Malloreddus alla Campidanese in a white bowl on a titled background with pink floruishes surrounded by the pot and two wine glasses
Malloreddus Alla Campidanese (Sardinian Ridged Pasta With Saffron and Pork Ragù)
A bowl of creamy pasta with mushrooms
Pasta ai Funghi (Creamy Pasta With Mushrooms)
Overhead view of puntarelle salad on a colorful stripped background
Puntarelle Alla Romana (Puntarelle Salad With Anchovy and Garlic Dressing)
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Fake 'Nduja
A whole roasted black bass that was buried in a mound of salt on a baking sheet is exposed after the salt crust was cracked and removed.
Salt-Baked Whole Fish With Fresh Herbs
Overhead of a focaccia di Recco on a serving board
Focaccia di Recco
A closeup of a serving platter of fried salt cod fillets.
Filetti di Baccalà (Roman-Style Fried Salt Cod Fillets)
Burst cherry tomato outdoor oven pizza being slid off a peel onto parchment on a pizza pan
Outdoor Pizza Oven Burst Cherry Tomato, Shallot, and Herb Pizza
Nduja pizza cooked in outdoor pizza oven on a piece of parchment set on a pizza pan
Outdoor Pizza Oven 'Nduja Pizza