Cacio e pepe is one of those dishes everyone has an opinion about, and Padella’s version, made with hand rolled pici instead of the usual spaghetti or tonnarelli, is …
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Stracci with pistachio, mint and basil pesto is one of the dishes we always order at Padella in Soho, though the first time we had it, it came tossed …
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One of the best things we ate this summer in London was at Padella in Soho. We ordered the fettuccine with ’nduja, lemon and mascarpone half expecting it to be …
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In Naples, anything cuzzitiello means it is served and eaten inside a bread roll. Traditionally a soffritto, a spicy stew of various animal offal, was served this way as …
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Fresh borlotti also go by the names cranberry beans, October beans and Fall beans, the latter an American term for the time of year that they’ll pop up in …
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This is a simple, practical dish that works well when you want something warm and filling without much effort. Orzo cooks quickly and gives a risotto-style texture without the …
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This ribollita comes from Collebrunacchi, a family-run farm restaurant near San Miniato in Tuscany. It is the bowl that made us want to know how it was made. If …
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You don’t need to be in Italy to eat like you are. This dish—clams in a saffron broth with fregola, fennel, and olive oil—captures the kind of coastal simplicity …
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When you come across really good lemons—the kind with bright yellow skins, maybe even still with a few leaves attached—you should do something special with them. This lemon posset …
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My friend and fellow cookbook author Carla Lalli Music and her family rented the same house in Montauk for many years and, many a late July, Chad and I …
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One of our favorite summer dishes from Puglia is this grilled zucchini and feta salad from Masseria Calderisi. The food at the masseria was fantastic, and this fresh zucchini …
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While cassata cakes are famously decorative, this Ricotta Cake (Torta di Ricotta) captures that classic Italian cake elegance in a lighter, more manageable recipe. With layers of airy sponge …