Add some Italian flair to your holiday parties – or any festive occasion – this year with Italian sparkling wine or bubbly cocktails. Here are some Italian holiday drink options to get you started with menu planning.
Homemade limoncello is easy to make and tastes much better than the store-bought stuff. Plus, it’s a perfect gift! Here’s the recipe I use, with photos of each stage.
There are somewhere between 350-500 different pasta shapes in Italy. Here are 11 of the more unusual pasta shapes – or some familiar shapes with interesting meanings. What’s your pasta of choice?
Don’t fall into the “Venice only has bad food trap.” It’s not true, but you do need to do your homework before you get to Venice in order to really eat well. This list of what to eat in Venice is a great place to start.
Reader Kurt Strawhecker had the good fortune to get a table for lunch at Modena’s Osteria Francescana just before it was named the #1 restaurant in the world, & he graciously agreed to share the experience – plus some photos! – with Italy Explained.
