There is a difference in Italian and Italian-American cooking. There is a big difference. If you don't know the difference, get a copy of "The Silver Spoon," the bestselling Italian cookbook in Italy for the past 50 years. My guess is that you will be surprised what you will find, and what you will not find. Check it out.

This week I will be blogging about Italian restaurants and Italian recipes. Perhaps the best example of the difference between Italian cooking and Italian-American cooking is our beloved spaghetti and meatballs. Yes, the Italians eat meatballs, and they adore all forms of pasta, but they do not eat the two together. The pasta, along with a little sauce, would be served first, a course called primo, and the meatballs would be served next, in the course called secondo. It's an Italian thing.

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