features

risotto

With flavors both subtle and pronounced, this elegant and hearty dish is cherished and perfected with the right technique.

trieste

Tucked into Italy’s north-eastern corner, this port and former Austrian province is a cultural hotbed of music, literature and winter-ready Italian cuisine.

alpine holiday

The cuisine of Italy’s mountainous north inspires a rich feast with multiple combinations.

olive oil

Our primer on Italy’s most famous extra-virgin ingredient, spotlighting its DOP-certified types, their flavors and the particulars of where they’re made.

departments

books

wine: spumante

popping the top on Italy’s superb bubbly

the gift guide

our picks of the season’s best regali for cooks and entertainers alike

events

ingrediente

fruits of fall, CHESTNUTS own a storied past and are synonymous with the upcoming holiday

scuola di cucina

learn to make amazing TORTELLINI IN BRODO, the star of Emilia-Romagna’s Christmas

recipe index

intervista

from fries to foie gras, critic JEFFREY STEINGARTEN is the insatiable connoisseur of all things edible