When I first packed my bags and moved to Florence, Italy, five years ago, I came as a culinary student ready to learn just about everything in Italian cuisine, from tiramisu to tortellini. However, it ...

Italian cuisine recognizes more than 300 traditional pasta shapes, while global estimates exceed 500 and sometimes even higher, depending on classification. That level of variation did not happen for ...

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Everyone loves a weeknight pasta dinner—it's quick, comforting, and pretty much foolproof—but sometimes eating the same old ...

When it comes to pasta, shape matters. Pasta can be made into hundreds of fun and funky shapes, but they're not just decorative. The shape of pasta not only changes the overall mouthfeel of a dish, ...

From delicate orecchiette to twisted trofie, each pasta shape tells a story — and has a sauce soulmate. Mastering these pairings can turn a simple weeknight dinner into an unforgettable meal. We’ve ...

Baked pasta with creamy leeks, ricotta, and peas is nice enough to serve to dinner guests, brought to the table in a handsome baking dish. Leeks are a mild-tasting under-appreciated member of the ...