The quality of the meal depends on the quality of the ingredients Most people know that cooking Italian food at home successfully largely depends on using the freshest ingredients. Whether it is using a homemade sauce, or fresh-picked basil from the garden, the quality of each component is integral [...]
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FIVE THINGS NO ONE WANTS TO SAY ABOUT ITALIAN CRAFT BEER
Italy’s beer scene is buzzing. “Italy Is Making Some of the Best Damn Beer in the World,” reads one headline. It is “Italian Craft Beer’s Time to Shine,” announces another. (Disclosure: I myself was an early contributor to this trend, writing a New York Times travel section cover story about beer in [...]
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THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PAIRING ITALIAN WINE WITH CLASSIC ITALIAN FARE
Pairing food with wine can be daunting. On the one hand, there’s science. Those who take that route will pore over acid matches and all that. But in the simplest terms, the best way to pair foods and wines is to remember one helpful rhyme: what grows together goes together. [...]
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Expert on Italian food corrects some misconceptions
Olive oil isn’t usually served for sipping at a dinner. The meals Wednesday and Thursday at Antonio’s Italian Ristorante included small shots of silky oil. Mario Rizzotti, an expert on Italian food who has been an “Iron Chef America” judge on Food Network, urged those at the meals to swirl [...]
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Foods for Celebrating an Italian Easter
The Christian holiday of Easter marks the day followers believe Jesus Christ returned to life. Christians usually observe the holiday with religious services in church. But Easter is also a time for families to get together and enjoy a special dinner with traditional foods. People in the United States come [...]
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