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By Kristine M. Kierzek Vincenzo Betulia serves eggplant caponata to every customer in his restaurant. It's a replacement to butter, and part of his rustic, traditional Italian approach. More importantly, eggplant caponata is a daily reminder of his grandmother, who packed margarine tubs of it for his lunches. Betulia opened his first restaur...

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by Jacque Hilburn-Simmons For an authentic taste of Italy, head to Hawkins, turn west at the stoplight and follow the signs into the woods. Along the way, roll down the windows, soak up the lakeside breeze and savor the fresh piney smell of swaying trees towering overhead. Don't get too relaxed, however - it's easy to miss the turn. &nb...

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Publications announces the reissue of Roland Merullo's memoir/travelogue The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como. Called "a colorful, affectionate tour of Italian landscape and food" by Kirkus Magazine and "simply a wonderful read" by BookReporter, it is a charming narrative of a glorious summer of golfing, eating, and learning...

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by Susan Schwartz Part of what makes Emmy award-winning television host and bestselling Italian cookbook author Lidia Bastianich so popular, even beloved, is that she genuinely wants to empower her viewers and readers to cook well in their own kitchens, to mentor them to "give them the confidence to run in the field of cookery, like I do," she sai...

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By Heather Hoch   When it comes to eating Italian stateside, you essentially have three options. There's the upscale, handmade and tradition-focused cuisine that oft brands itself as a modern trattoria. There are also the deli-style pasta houses that serve up big portions in Italian-American style, offering a distinct take on classic dishes....

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by Joshua Lurie   The menu at Pasta Sisters is more or less mix-and-match. Pick a pasta and match your favorite sauce. Tagliatelle, spaghetti, pappardelle and penne are all considered basic. House-made gnocchi and ravioli cost a bit more. For a sense of what you'll face at the register, tagliatelle tossed with tomato basil sauce runs $7.50....

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By Ligaya Figueras There is a neighborhood in my hometown of St. Louis called the Hill. Great things have come out of that Italian immigrant pocket. Like baseball legends Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola. Like five of the no-name guys on the slapdash 1950 U.S. men's national team who defeated England in a 1-0 World Cup upset known as the "Miracle...

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Pomodori pelati con l'immagine del Duomo in copertina, pasta "Sorrento", biscotti "Nonni" sono alcuni esempi di prodotti italiani venduti negli Stati Uniti, che italiani non sono affatto. Mentre lunedi' si aprono a Washington i negoziati sull'accordo di libero scambio con gli Stati Uniti, l'industria agro-alimentare italiana lancia l'allarme sul fe...

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By Tamara Lush Marcella Hazan, the Italian-born cookbook author who taught generations of Americans how to create simple, fresh Italian food, died Sunday. She was 89. Hazan died in the morning at her home in Florida, according to an email from her son, Giuliano Hazan, and posts on Facebook and Twitter from her husband and daughter-in-law.  ...

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La National Restaurant Association ha previsto che nel 2014 il numero di ristoranti in America dovrebbe corrispondere ad un cifra intorno a 990,000.La stessa fonte prevede che, nello stesso periodo, il settore del food service rappresentera' un fatturato totale pari a $ 683.4 miliardi, circa il 4% del prodotto nazionale lordo USA.   Compless...

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