“Don’t let everyone admire the baby too much.” “Wear your little red horn.” “Someone must have given you the malocchio.” If you grew up in an Italian or Italian-American family, especially…
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Walk into a real Italian restaurant and you’ll quickly discover something: Italians are wonderfully flexible about many things. Dinner at 10 p.m.? Fine. Three hours at the table? Even better. Another…
There are certain words that seem unmistakably Italian in America. Spaghetti. Mozzarella. Lasagna. Parmesan. Pepperoni. But one of them has a little secret. Walk into a traditional Italian pizzeria, point at…
Few celebrities have celebrated Italian food with as much passion as Stanley Tucci. Through his cookbooks, his family memories, the beloved movie Big Night, and especially his television series Stanley Tucci:…
5 Easy Italian Summer Recipes Full of Fresh Mediterranean Flavor Summer cooking in Italy is all about fresh vegetables, fragrant herbs, ripe tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and simple ingredients that…
The Delicious Rule Every Italian Nonna Knows In Italian cooking, there are rules… and then there are Nonna rules.One of the most famous? Don’t put cheese on seafood dishes. If you…
In America, ordering a pepperoni pizza is simple. You expect a hot, cheesy pizza covered with spicy little slices of salami. But in Italy? Well… things get funny. Because in Italian,…
There are many things an Italian nonna can forgive. A little too much garlic? Maybe.Too much cheese? She will survive.Forgetting to stir the sauce? She may raise an eyebrow. But breaking…
The little Italian traditions that make food taste even better Italian food is not just about recipes.It is about habits, rituals, memories, family rules, and tiny gestures that make every meal…
In America, many people use the word “Parmesan” for almost any hard, grated cheese sprinkled over pasta. But in Italy, there is only one true king of cheeses: Parmigiano Reggiano. And…