In Italy, New Years Eve, l'ultimo dell'anno, is celebrated with rites, rituals and events that are meant to bring good fortune, happiness...

Lasagna is a traditional Italian Christmas dish. A prelude to the second part of the Christmas Day meal that is meant to be celebrated...

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Terroir - the combination of factors including soil, climate, and sunlight that gives wine grapes their distinctive character Terroir is...

Fennel is a staple food in the Blue Zone regions of Sardinia, Italy, Greece and Ikaria, a tiny Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Today,...

It's August. The month of the year that Italians are ready to seriously celebrate summer. Ferragosto refers to both the public holiday on...

Za’atar is a spice blend originating in the Middle East that includes hyssop, sumac, sesame seeds and salt. Not typical herbs and spices...

This season I entrusted my first baby zucchini to a recipe from Stanley Tucci. This is a big deal for me as every year I have made our...

The Mediterranean is overheating again and temperatures continue to climb as the strongest heatwave of the summer brings even higher...

A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” —Unknown The famous Renaissance artist known as Botticelli was born in...

Good Friday (venerdi santo) is a solemn, sacred day in Italy and when it comes to food the menu for a "pranzo di quaresima‘", (a luncheon...

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Although Americans and most of the rest of the world characterize Italian food with an ample bowl of spaghetti and meatballs swimming in...

Overstuff your bookshelf or e-reader with these books to discover the “fatal charm of Italy that can be found nowhere else.” An eclectic...

The best of Italy isn’t only found in the glory of Rome, the history and art of Florence or in the canals and calle of Venice. The fatal...

an excerpt from Udderly Italian: A Culinary and Cultural Taste of Regional Italian Cheese The collective history and sum of knowledge...

A Knife that Opens Rather Than Cuts Riddle me this Italian food fact, "the outside is strong but the inside is delicate and is entered by...