After recent "disturbing" adaptations of the classic spaghetti carbonara recipe left Italians outraged, the country's gourmands have reminded foreigners attempting the dish to "keep things simple".
Who doesn’t love a cheesy pasta bake? It’s delicious, easy, and practical, too. It lets you use up leftover ingredients from the fridge, and it will keep for lunch the next day – if you don’t eat it all at once! Food writer Silvana Lanzetta shares a favourite recipe.
Pumpkin and parmesan star in this seasonal comfort food from Naples, loved across the whole of Italy. Food writer Silvana Lanzetta shows us how to make it.
It's often imitated, but rarely improved. Artisan pasta maker Silvana Lanzetta shares the official recipe for authentic ragù bolognese as registered with Bologna's chamber of commerce.
If you think pasta needs tomato sauce, let this Roman classic prove you wrong. Pasta expert Silvana Lanzetta shares her recipe for a simple but delicious meal.
Quick and easy to make, this flavourful pasta sauce with unconventional origins is a staple in Italian kitchens everywhere. Food writer Silvana Lanzetta explains how to get it right.
The Ancient Romans first paired pasta with chickpeas, and people have been cooking it ever since. Silvana Lanzetta explains how to make this hearty, healthy classic.
Italy didn't qualify for the 2018 World Cup currently taking place in Russia, but a taste of the country is nevertheless making its mark in a small town in the world's largest country.
Eat spaghetti, cheat death: it might sound too good to be true, but Italian researchers say they’ve cracked a recipe that could help reduce deaths from heart attacks.
What's in a name? From 'mule testicles' to 'priest-stranglers', Italy is full of tasty foods with confusingly off-putting names. Here are ten of the most revolting-sounding dishes which we promise are nicer than the names suggest.
Italian restaurants around the world have been asked to make €2 donations for every plate of Amatriciana pasta served towards Amatrice, one of the towns devastated by Wednesday’s earthquake.
With its combination of pasta, pizza and cheese, the Italian diet might not seem the healthiest. But how do Italians manage to live longer? American writer Rick Zullo tries to get to the bottom of it.
Wherever you travel in the world, the chances are you’ll never be too far from a restaurant offering Italian food. But is it really Italian? Here, The Local speaks to an Italian food blogger and culinary tour guide - and dispels a few persistent food myths.
If you've banished pasta from your kitchen cupboard in the hope of squeezing into last year's Speedos or bikini before your summer holidays, you're making a terrible mistake.
Bored of penne or farfalle? Fear not, Italian pasta giant Barilla is working on a design for a machine which would allow restaurant diners to design and "print" their pasta in any shape they want.
The president of Barilla, the world's biggest pasta company, sparked an outcry when he said the company would never feature a gay family in its ads. Anna Paola Concia, Italy's first openly gay politician, told The Local that most Italian companies are no better.
The world’s biggest pasta company, Barilla, has hired consultants to help it become more gay-friendly after its president sparked an outcry when he said the company would never feature gay families in its advertisements.
Councillors for Italy's People of Freedom (PdL) party have withdrawn their nomination for Guido Barilla, the president of the Barilla pasta firm, to receive Milan’s prestigious Ambrogino d’Oro award after he said he would never allow adverts featuring gay families.
Pasta maker Casa Buitoni has seized on remarks made by the CEO of rival Barilla that he "would never feature gay couples in commmercials" by announcing that it welcomes gays.
If you've ever dolloped ketchup on your pasta or drunk a cappuccino with your pizza, you've likely offended an Italian. The Local speaks to Gianluigi Zenti, president of food culture organization Academia Barilla, about how foreigners can learn to eat like an Italian.
