Food & Wine

How to Have a ‘Sideways’ Visit in Tuscany

The wine that got Sideways’s Maya into wine is grown in a single vineyard in southern Tuscany.

Searching for Italy: All the Places Stanley Tucci Went in Season 2

In Season 2 of Searching for Italy, Stanley Tucci visits Veneto, Piedmont, Umbria, London, Calabria, Sardinia, Puglia, and Liguria.

Searching for Italy: All the Places Stanley Tucci Went in Season 1

“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” is the perfect cure for wanderlust. Here is a comprehensive guide to all the places he visits in Season 1.

caccio e pepe gricia amatriciana carbonara roma a plate of pasta with a lot of grated cheese on top

My Roman Diet: How I Ate Pasta Every Day and Still Lost Weight

I lost weight when I lived in Rome without cutting out pasta or wine. Here’s is how I structured my days and my diet.

Tuscany’s Wine Windows – An Architectural Curiosity Makes a Comeback

First used during the bubonic plague in the 17th century, Tuscany’s wine windows are reopening. Learn more about “buchette del vino” and where to find them.

Drinking Water in Italy

Sardinia‘s Su Filindeu: The Rarest Pasta in the World

Learn more about the Sardinian pasta su filindeu, the rarest pasta in the world.

Porcini Mushrooms: How Italians Ease Into Autumn

Some time between beach season and boot season, porcini mushrooms begin to arrive in the market, at road stands, and on menus. Though they are available almost year round, porcini are one of the true harbingers of autumn in Italy, their nutty flavor and mossy smell pulling diners away from the beach and into the cozy embrace of the woods.

The Best Things to Eat in Palermo, Sicily

I Can’t Believe I Ate All of That On Such a Short Trip

Italian Nonnas Show You How to Make Fresh Pasta [Video]

Making fresh pasta can be fun!

Flavors of Ferrara and Modena: Fresh tortellini and tortelloni for sale in Mercato Albinelli

Five Favorite Flavors From Ferrara and Modena

To ring in the New Year, my family and I rented a farmhouse for a few days on the outskirts of Ferrara. Thinking back to the trip, the timing wasn’t ideal. Ferrara was freezing and on New Year’s Eve, the fog was so thick on our drive into town to watch the fireworks over Castello…

More Than A Mocha: Turin’s Sweet, Rich Bicerin

The bicerin is an important part of the coffee culture in Torino (Turin). Learn more about the bicerin.

Italy’s First Wine Fountain Opens in Abruzzo — and the Wine is Free

Wine lovers have a fun new reason to make a trip to Abruzzo.

Ancient Greek Temples and Mozzarella di Bufala in Paestum

If you tell a Roman that you are going Paestum for the weekend, invariably he or she will tell you: “Make sure you pick up some mozzarella di bufala.” Paestum and Its Greek Roots and Ruins Paestum is a sight to see without the culinary pit stop. A city known as “Poseidonia” when it was part…