During the Renaissance, the Italian diet consisted primarily of wine and bread, with a small portion of meat (preferably a type of foul, because birds lived closer to the heavens when they took flight ...

A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than tomatoes, pizza and pasta. By Clay Risen Before Lorenza de’ ...

Pete Wells explores how the revered cookbook author changed the way Americans think about the cuisine. Twelve years after her death, nobody has overtaken Marcella Hazan as the source Americans consult ...

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. The UN’s cultural agency gave foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu ...