Recipes & Stories

Region: Basilicata – The Land of Cruschi and Ancient Grains

Region: Basilicata – The Land of Cruschi and An...

Between Two Seas and a Thousand Hills Basilicata is the region most Italians forget they love. Tucked between Puglia, Calabria, and Campania, and caressed by two seas — the Tyrrhenian...

Region: Basilicata – The Land of Cruschi and An...

Between Two Seas and a Thousand Hills Basilicata is the region most Italians forget they love. Tucked between Puglia, Calabria, and Campania, and caressed by two seas — the Tyrrhenian...

Stories: Puglia: Where Pasta Meets the Sun

Stories: Puglia: Where Pasta Meets the Sun

  Puglia: Where the Sun Shapes Everything The Essence of the Heel of Italy There’s something elemental about Puglia.Stretching between the Adriatic and Ionian seas, this long, lean region at...

Stories: Puglia: Where Pasta Meets the Sun

  Puglia: Where the Sun Shapes Everything The Essence of the Heel of Italy There’s something elemental about Puglia.Stretching between the Adriatic and Ionian seas, this long, lean region at...

Stories: Pasta for Everyone — The 1700s Naples Revolution

Stories: Pasta for Everyone — The 1700s Naples ...

From Luxury to Street Food: How Pasta Became Everyone’s Dish Pasta didn’t always sit comfortably on every table. For centuries, it had been a luxury item, handmade with care by...

Stories: Pasta for Everyone — The 1700s Naples ...

From Luxury to Street Food: How Pasta Became Everyone’s Dish Pasta didn’t always sit comfortably on every table. For centuries, it had been a luxury item, handmade with care by...

Stories: Campania – Where Pasta Meets the Sea and Sun

Stories: Campania – Where Pasta Meets the Sea a...

Few regions in Italy have given more to the world’s table than Campania. Between the restless cone of Vesuvius and the calm shimmer of the Tyrrhenian Sea, this land turned...

Stories: Campania – Where Pasta Meets the Sea a...

Few regions in Italy have given more to the world’s table than Campania. Between the restless cone of Vesuvius and the calm shimmer of the Tyrrhenian Sea, this land turned...

Stories: Naples 1600 — Where Spaghetti Met Tomato

Stories: Naples 1600 — Where Spaghetti Met Tomato

By the late Renaissance, Italy was already a land in love with pasta. It was boiled, baked, layered, stuffed, and dried in every possible way — from Sicily’s Arab-inspired macaroni...

Stories: Naples 1600 — Where Spaghetti Met Tomato

By the late Renaissance, Italy was already a land in love with pasta. It was boiled, baked, layered, stuffed, and dried in every possible way — from Sicily’s Arab-inspired macaroni...

Stories: Calabria on a Plate

Stories: Calabria on a Plate

Ancient Roots: Greeks and Magna Graecia Calabria sits at the very tip of the Italian peninsula, where the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas meet and mountains tumble toward the coast. This rugged...

Stories: Calabria on a Plate

Ancient Roots: Greeks and Magna Graecia Calabria sits at the very tip of the Italian peninsula, where the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas meet and mountains tumble toward the coast. This rugged...

Stories: Sicily. The '800s & '900s. Pasta for the People, Emigration and the Global Spread

Stories: Sicily. The '800s & '900s. Pasta for t...

The 1800s — Pasta for the People If the 1700s were the age of tomatoes, eggplants, and streets alive with steaming pasta pots, the 1800s were the age of industrialization,...

Stories: Sicily. The '800s & '900s. Pasta for t...

The 1800s — Pasta for the People If the 1700s were the age of tomatoes, eggplants, and streets alive with steaming pasta pots, the 1800s were the age of industrialization,...

Stories: Sicily. The Renaissance — When Pasta Met Pageantry

Stories: Sicily. The Renaissance — When Pasta M...

The Renaissance — When Pasta Met Pageantry If the 1200s and 1300s laid the foundation of Sicilian pasta, the Renaissance — roughly 1400s to 1600s — turned it into art....

Stories: Sicily. The Renaissance — When Pasta M...

The Renaissance — When Pasta Met Pageantry If the 1200s and 1300s laid the foundation of Sicilian pasta, the Renaissance — roughly 1400s to 1600s — turned it into art....

Stories: Sicily: The Island Where Pasta Learned to be Pasta

Stories: Sicily: The Island Where Pasta Learned...

    From Greeks to Arabs and Normans — The Pasta Prequel If Sicily today is a pasta paradise, it didn’t happen overnight. The island has always been a magnet...

Stories: Sicily: The Island Where Pasta Learned...

    From Greeks to Arabs and Normans — The Pasta Prequel If Sicily today is a pasta paradise, it didn’t happen overnight. The island has always been a magnet...

Stories: Sicily, 9th Century. The Pasta Boom Begins

Stories: Sicily, 9th Century. The Pasta Boom Be...

The Arabs in Sicily: When Pasta Took Root (9th–11th Century) Setting the Scene: Sicily, 9th Century Close your eyes and imagine Sicily in the year 827. Not the sleepy postcard...

Stories: Sicily, 9th Century. The Pasta Boom Be...

The Arabs in Sicily: When Pasta Took Root (9th–11th Century) Setting the Scene: Sicily, 9th Century Close your eyes and imagine Sicily in the year 827. Not the sleepy postcard...

  • Discover The Traditional Recipes

    Timeless dishes passed down through generations, rich in heritage and flavor.

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  • Artisan Stories

    Behind every jar and every pasta lies a maker’s tale — meet the artisans keeping tradition alive.

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  • Learn about Pasta Shapes

    From ribbons to twists, discover the stories and uses behind every shape.

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  • The Celebration of the Ingredients

    Honoring the simple, pure ingredients that make Italian cooking extraordinary.

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  • Funny Stories About Pasta

    Light-hearted tales and pasta mishaps that bring a smile to the table.

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  • Pasta Places

    The best restaurants and eateries that celebrate the love for pasta

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  • Pasta Regions

    Explore Italy region by region, through the pastas that define them.

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  • History Of Pasta

    Tracing pasta’s journey from ancient tradition to modern tables.

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  • Plant Based Recipes

    Wholesome, flavorful alternatives that celebrate vegetables at their best.

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