Carne alla pizzaiola is a dish from Campania that has become widespread throughout Italy. This meat-based main course has become an Italian classic. Here’s the recipe – plus a few secrets for making it to perfection. Our recipe for traditional carne alla pizzaiolaHeat some extra-virgin olive oil in a pan with a garlic clove then add the tomato puré...

The world of preserved meat would be diverse and wondrous, even if bacon and guanciale didn't exist. Ranging from cheap and tasty beef jerky to a $4,500 Jamón Ibérico, the art of drying meat has produced a cornucopia of pork and beef products that could take a lifetime to explore (via Insider). According to Volpi, cured and preserved meats run the...

It’s always fun and special dining at a restaurant with beautiful interior decor.  But you may agree that what’s even better is being invited to dine at the home of friends who live, say, in a posh but comfortable Brownstone. Such a night out exposes you to a new and enchanting environment while also making you feel relaxed and welcome. You might b...

The Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Protection Consortium announced very positive figures for 2022. Volume sales grew by +3% (138,364 tons vs 134,367 in 2021), accounting for +3.6% in the domestic market and +1.7% abroad. After a positive 2021, which closed with a consumer turnover of 2.7 billion euros, the good performance of Italy’s “King of Cheeses” con...

What could be better than having a nicely decorated Italian restaurant in your city where you can relax with friends and loved ones and enjoy a dining experience that makes you feel like you’re in a place like Florence?  Thanks to great restaurants like Brio Italian Grille, you don’t have to travel to Italy to enjoy your favorite Italian food. Thei...

Rounds of sliced-thin, pink, white-speckled mortadella are popping up on sandwiches, on charcuterie plates and even in the occasional cocktail in Los Angeles, but it’s hard to view any food item depicted in ancient Roman carvings as a flash in the pan. The Italian deli meat that traces its roots to Bologna and as far back as the Etruscans isn’t new...

Randazzo’sRandazzo’s Clam Bar is not only one of the city’s best Italian restaurants, it’s one of the city’s best seafood restaurants. It dates to 1916 — an era when the bay was lined with so-called clam shacks – now there’s only one. Randazzo’s began as a Lower East Side fish market that moved to Sheepshead Bay in 1932, eventually establishing an...

Signage was hoisted and decorative lanterns were recently installed at 831 Arthur Kill Rd., an indication that work is once again underway on the Italian-style dining establishment promised to the borough by the New York City Parks Department more than six years ago. “This is a Parks concession which will feature a restaurant serving Italian fare,...

Under new ownership. For devotees of a particular restaurant, those three words are enough to stir apprehension, carrying with them the specter of undesired changes to the menus and a decline in service. Fans of Joe’s Pasta House, one of Rio Rancho’s oldest and most beloved restaurants, likely felt some of that unease last fall, when longtime owner...

Olives are actually a fruit packed with nutrients that benefit the entire body. As far as the health benefits of black versus green olives, registered dietitians say they are about equal. Whether your preference is black or green olives, here is something to consider. A half cup of black olives has an estimated 725 milligrams of sodium and a half c...