Having lived in Italy for 18 years, I have picked up many, many tips and tricks for cooking pasta. When I first arrived, I had the assumption that many foreigners have, that all pasta is the same, ...

I met blogger and journalist Flora Pinotti Sano during one of our trips to Emilia Romagna. In this guest post, Flora shared what she had learned about “pasta etiquette” as an ex-pat living in Bologna, ...

Whether you’re cooking lasagna for a family-friendly Sunday night dinner or whipping up a quick 30-minute meal, you’ve probably heard chefs (or even your own nonna!) say that you should salt your ...

The Italian word “pasta” derives from the word for “paste,” which accurately describes the mixture of flour and water that forms the base of all pasta ...