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Most pairing advice makes this harder than it needs to be. Cari Amici, here is...

The dinner is nearly ready, the guests are on their way, and there’s nothing to...

Olive oil is the ingredient Italians would save from a burning kitchen. It dresses the...

There’s a reason Italian food has been the default date night for generations: it’s unhurried,...

Few ingredients turn an ordinary dish into an occasion the way truffle does. That deep,...

Two ingredients. That’s all real Italian pasta contains: durum wheat semolina and water. So why...

Walk through any Italian town at seven in the evening and you’ll see it: pavements...

Two drinks define the Italian evening, and both take under a minute to build. The...

There is no lovelier way to begin an evening than an Italian aperitivo at home:...

A generous board of cured meats, cheeses and nibbles is the easiest way to turn...

Good salami and prosciutto are made to last, that’s the whole point of curing, but...

ou’ve seen the letters on a wedge of Parmigiano or a bottle of balsamic: DOP,...

You’ve bought beautiful Italian cheese. Now, how do you keep it that way, and serve...

Cut into a fresh burrata and it spills a river of cream; tear a real...

Great Italian cooking isn’t about a long shopping trip every night. It’s about a well-stocked...

Three ingredients. That’s all cacio e pepe asks of you: Pecorino, pepper and pasta. And...

A great cheese and a well-chosen wine can turn an ordinary evening into something memorable....

Ask two Italians about pizza and you may start a friendly argument, because in Italy...

Ciao amici. Kuala Lumpur is a city that naturally celebrates food. From bustling, late-night open-air...