Food

Let’s be honest: standard yellow polenta can be a little boring. It often tastes like plain corn mush unless you drown it in sauce. But up in the Italian Alps, …

Let’s get one thing straight right now. Calling Cappon Magro a “salad” feels like calling the Colosseum a “pile of rocks.” It technically fits the definition, but it misses the …

Let’s be honest for a second. Most salads are boring. They are usually just sad piles of wilting lettuce that leave you hungry twenty minutes later. But then, there is …

Let’s be honest: if you tell me we are having “salad” for dinner, I might show up. But if you tell me we are having “hot fried dough draped in …

Let’s be honest for a second. The first time someone told me about a dessert made of fried dough stuffed with cheese, I raised an eyebrow. Cheese? In a dessert? …

Let’s be real for a second. If you visit Rome and only eat pasta, you are doing it wrong. I mean, sure, Carbonara changes lives. But if you want to …

Let’s address the elephant—or rather, the cow—in the room immediately. Yes, we are talking about eating a tail. If you just recoiled in horror, stop it. You are missing out …

Okay, put down the jar of pre-made Bolognese sauce. Seriously, step away from the pantry. We need to talk about lasagna, but not the kind you find in the frozen …

Forget everything you think you know about barbecue. If you haven’t stood on a mountainside in Abruzzo, Italy, holding a fistful of sizzling mutton skewers while smoke gets in your …

Let’s get one thing straight immediately: I usually roll my eyes at “meatless meatballs.” You know the ones I’m talking about—those sad, soy-based discs that taste like cardboard and disappointment. …