"to the tooth" is the preferred cooking method for pasta in Italian cuisine

Every Easter brunch seems to include omelets with all kinds of creative and imaginative ingredients. Enter the frittata, the Italian version of the omelet.

Traditional breakfast breads are very popular in Italy especially at Easter. Breads that are risen with a golden, crusty exterior and a soft fluffy interior.

Three layers of pasta and enough besciamella to hold it all together.

In Italy April Fool's Day is called pesce d’aprile. Yes, pesce as in fish!

Dragoncello wafting through the air with the delightful dishes of Tuscany all without a fire-breathing dragon in sight.

A good wine vinegar begins with good wine.

Everyone’s Italian on St. Patrick’s Day. My Irish friends may disagree but it goes something like this.

Pasta pairs well with inflation. Food analysts are calling pasta the “least expensive center of the plate item you can have”.

Serve this bread with the following extra virgin olive oil dip and abandon all hope of dinner.

In Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet and star-crossed lover's graffiti.

Italy's Südtirol, the Trentino Alto-Adige, crowns northern Italy right beneath Austria and a mere yodel away from Switzerland.

Ring in the New Year with a frothy Italian sgroppino !

For Italians Christmas hasn’t quite reached its peak, in fact you might say it was just getting started.

A classic rib roast with an Italian twist using a rub made with an herbal salt from Master Italian Butcher Dario Cecchini.

A favorite color we use again and again for Christmas is the deep rich color of balsamic vinegar.

A Hunt and Gather culinary adventure featuring mushrooms, a sustainable food source in many cultures throughout the winter.

Brussel sprouts tend to have a bad food reputation. But not in Italy.

A light panna cotta prepared the day before is a twist of fate for an Italian inspired Thanksgiving dessert.

After spending a few days at an acetaia in Reggio Emilia, my appreciation for a true artisan aceto balsamico continues to grown. In the...