So good to know I’m not alone! Have you ever heard people rave about the produce that they had in Europe? How good the tomatoes in Italy were? What wonderful strawberries the French had? I hear that all the time. I...

of Italy. In ALL of my food travels, I never, never never NEVER, found something that was simply SO bad that I couldn’t eat more than a SINGLE bite. Until last Thursday. If I had to pick a cuisine type that was my absolute...

Bunch of Crap – I livd in Italy and watched all my healthy friends (male and female) liberally dose their pizzas and pasta with olive oil (gasp!) But they also WALK and dont sit on their arses and watch tv all day... Eat...

to a level that no one ever thought we would see. I can travel anywere in Italy and when I return home know that what Roberto will serve me is the equal of the best I have had anywhere. Perhaps even better.

restaurant in Italy, correctly prepared but curiously using what I believe is generic arborio, not either carneroli or violane nano. In any case this was, again, excellent and overall the best course of the night. Both portions...

. And surely there’s some city in Italy (Rome, Florence, et al.) that merits inclusion.

this factor applies in New York too. It answers a lot of questions: why are there so many regions of Italy which are never seen on restaurant menus? Why do many restaurants serve the same dishes? They’d rather have a slice...

elsewhere) with a paper-thin translucent pod through which the immature peas could be seen. This was absolute essence of pea, pure and sweet. Something to look for in food stores. Served with a 2001 Arneis from the Langhe region...

I have Tabasco, Cholula, Frank’s and Sriracha. I also have a hot red pepper sauce/paste from Calabria (Italy) that I use when I am looking for European flavor (no vinegary taste), and Moroccan Harissa sauce that I have yet...

Someone may have mentioned this (I don’t have time to read everything) but you may want to find a cookbook featuring high -end picnic food. I have a cookbook leftover from a walking tour of Italy, in which they’d...

(this puts other forms of grilling to shame). I went to Italy to study art, but instead I became obsessed with food. Wine, cheese, fresh pasta, real pizza, porcini mushrooms, all those fresh vegetables! It was a revelation. I...

a lot of technique (is something properly executed?), a fair amount of food history (to which I’ve added to greatly) and a good base knowledge of the regional cuisines and history of Italy, Spain, France, China, and the US,...

spontaneous, joyful cooking, the kind you want to come home and throw yourself into after a long day of work or school. Also, for easy, cheap, and very flexible Italian, Italy al Dente by Biba Caggiano. Great pictures, great...

Italy, however, across from the famous Ferrara’s. It is a cross between Indian and Asian, and if nothing else, you must try the desert called ABC, which it seems only the asian customers know to order. I appreciate your help...

and dry vermouth (best at home or the King Cole Bar in New York) 3) Bellini made with the great imported Italian white peach puree now in the states (available at Surfas in Los Angeles) (best at home in the summer or in Venice,...