Faced with the effects of climate change, Italy and Switzerland are renegotiating their border. We take a look at several towns where the cultures have always collided in interesting ways.
For Yom Kippur, a writer reflects on the hidden-in-plain-sight Jewish history of Syracuse and the remarkable 1987 discovery that helped bring it back to the surface.
Italian-American icons like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin benefitted from the work of an early generation of Neapolitans-turned-New Yorkers whose sound set the blueprint for bigger stars to come.
Common threads can be found between Italian-American food and classic “cucina italiana” in the cookbooks that have impacted American kitchens since Italians first set foot on Ellis Island.
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An Agnelli Family Expert Sheds Light on the Last Italian Dynasty
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Meet the Enterprising Young Falconer in Umbria Who Can’t Be Pigeonholed
Julius Caesar had nothing to do with the name of this recipe or its origins. One enterprising Piedmontese-American chef working stateside and south of the border did.
It’s universal: Every country with a coastline has its many seafood stews. In Italy, Tuscany has two that spark fierce debate: cacciucco alla viareggina from Viareggio and cacciucco alla livornese…
Famously thick, hand-rolled pici are a favorite type of pasta in much of Tuscany, including the Maremma. Here they are prepared with roasted cherry tomatoes, anchovies and lemon zest.