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The Serious Eats Guide to Port
Skewers served with salad, pita, and tzatziki sauce
6 Easy Chicken Recipes for Your Big Fat Greek Dinner
Skewers served with salad, pita, and tzatziki sauce
9 Greek Recipes for Memorable Mediterranean Meals
Overhead view of a fork of moussaka on a plate
Moussaka Recipe
Closeup of a serving plate of Greek lemon potatoes.
Patates Lemonates (Greek Lemon Potatoes)
Greek bifteki on a plate with tomato slices, red onion slices, mint leaves, and tzatziki.
Bifteki Recipe
Greek-American Gryo wrapped in aluminum foil on a bright blue plate.
Greek-American Lamb Gyros Recipe
Bowl of puree potato topped with fresh herbs next to a pile of sliced pita bread
Skordalia (Greek Garlic and Potato Spread)
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Orange and Leek Loukaniko (Greek Sausage) Recipe
Three skewers of pork souvlaki on a plate with pita bread and tzatziki.
Pork Souvlaki With Pita and Tzatziki
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Kolokithokeftedes (Greek Zucchini Fritters) with Tzatziki Recipe
Overhead view of Avgolemono Soup
Avgolemono Soup (Greek Lemon-Egg Chicken Soup)
Skewers served with salad, pita, and tzatziki sauce
Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad Recipe
A slice of homemade spanakopita with large chunks of feta inside
Spanakopita (Greek Savory Greens Pie) Recipe
A bowl of Greek salad.
Horiatiki (Greek Salad) Recipe
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How to Make Saganaki, the Greek Fried-Cheese Appetizer
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Fanouropita (Cake For Lost Things) Recipe
Bowl of drunken pork stew in red wine with rice
Greek Drunken Pork Stew in Red Wine Recipe
sagnaki with walnut vinaigrette in a cast iron skillet
Saganaki With Walnut Vinaigrette (Greek Pan-Fried Cheese) Recipe
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Mini Grilled Gyro Burgers With Tzatziki and Pickled Peperoncini Recipe
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Shrimp Saganaki Recipe
A wedge of spanakopita on a speckled white plate with a fork.
The Best Spanakopita Has More Than Just Spinach
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Greek Butter Bean Salad With Tomatoes, Dill, and Oregano Recipe
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Keftedes Recipe | Grilling
Halloumi and Watermelon Salad
One-Pot Wonders: Greek-Style Rice Pilaf With Chicken Thighs
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When in Rome: How to Eat Like a Local in Italy's Capital
a selection of salumi
Salumi 101: Your Guide to Italy's Finest Cured Meats
Closeup of a bottle of aged Italian fish sauce called colatura.
Colatura di Alici: What It Is, Why It’s Worth It, and How to Use It
a slab of gorgonzola cheese
A Guide to Nine Awesome Italian Cheeses Everyone Should Know
Bottarga grated over a bowl of spaghetti.
Bottarga: What It Is, How to Use It, and Whether It’s Worth It
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The Ultimate Italian-Themed Gift Box, From Serious Eats to You
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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
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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 Nasty Bits: Lardo
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A Beginner's Guide to Italian Wine
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Serious Entertaining: An Italian Picnic
Closeup of lemon pine nut biscotti on a cutting board, flanked by two lemons.
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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