Christmas in Italy
The markets, the long dinner on the Eve, the sweets, and the customs behind them.
The Last Pasta Makers of Bologna
At six in the morning, on wooden boards older than many of the city's restaurants, Bologna's sfogline roll sheets of egg pasta thin enough to let the light through. For a generation the craft looked as if it might not find a second act. In Bologna, quietly, it has.
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October in Italy
White truffles in Alba, new oil in the frantoio, and chestnut smoke in the hill towns.
From the Italian kitchen
Regional recipes, from pasta to dessert.
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Three Days in the Val d'Orcia
Pienza, Montalcino, Montepulciano: three towns, a cheese, two great wines and enough white gravel road between them to slow down properly. A walker's itinerary for late May, when the grass is still long and the summer crowds have not yet arrived.
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How to Order Coffee in Italy Like a Local
Food & WineAn Italian bar runs on a quick, specific ritual: stand at the counter, pay at the cassa, say 'un caffè.' Here's exactly how to order coffee in Italy without missing a beat.
Christmas in Italy: Traditions, Table and Where to Go
CultureItaly's Christmas runs a month, from the Immacolata on 8 December to the Befana on 6 January: the markets, the meatless Eve, the long lunch, the presepe and the witch who closes the season.
