New York-Style Pizza Sauce

No need to go in search of a slice joint, you can make a New York-style pizza at home any time you want, starting with this perfectly calibrated recipe for the sauce.

Classic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato-and-Bread Salad)

A fresh and summery Italian classic.

Sicilian Pizza With Pepperoni and Spicy Tomato Sauce

A spicy, cheesy, well-risen square pizza with crispy chalices of pepperoni.

No-Knead Skillet Focaccia Is a Faster Way to Flavorful, Homemade Bread

No need to stress about sourdough. Make no-knead focaccia instead.

Classic Fresh Egg Pasta

Easy to make, fresh pasta is worth the effort.

Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti With Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano)

Creamy, cheesy, and fragrant with black pepper.

Double Down on Tomato Flavor in This Rich and Creamy Vodka Sauce

A little nip of vodka makes this creamy tomato sauce a force to be reckoned with.

Spaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies)

This pasta packs an aromatic punch.

The Perfect Quarantine-Pantry, Warm-Weather Salad Is Here at Last

Protein-packed pantry staples are the key to this simple, classic, warm-weather salad.

Easy Roasted-Garlic Focaccia

This focaccia is soft, tender, chewy, and full of garlic flavor, and it takes just a few minutes of real work.

Easy No-Knead Olive-Rosemary Focaccia With Pistachios

This crusty, moist focaccia requires no kneading or stretching.

One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers

Classic ladyfingers, simplified

Spaghetti With Carbonara Sauce

Pasta in a silky sauce of eggs, cheese, pork, and black pepper.

The Best Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce

A few unexpected ingredients and an oven-based technique produce a supremely rich, silky Bolognese.

Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto

Our unique risotto-cooking technique takes this springtime classic and perfects it.

Quick and Easy Italian-American Red Sauce in 40 Minutes or Less

Quick and Easy Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi

It's remarkably easy (and quick!) to make these light and tender gnocchi.

Juicy and Tender Italian-American Meatballs in Red Sauce

Pasta al Limone

Bright and fragrant citrus finds its way into this comforting bowl of spaghetti.

The Best Spinach Lasagna

Creamy, cheesy, spinach lasagna, flavored with a hint of nutmeg and a combination of white sauce and fresh ricotta.

The Best Pesto alla Genovese (Classic Basil Pesto Sauce)

The best pesto is still made the old-fashioned way.

Light and Tender Potato Gnocchi With Sage-Butter Sauce

Delicious homemade potato gnocchi aren't out of reach.

Osso Buco (Italian Braised Veal Shanks)

This classic Italian dish of braised veal shanks is hearty and deeply rich.

Smooth and Creamy Polenta

A polenta recipe that delivers smooth, creamy results.

10 Saucy Italian Pasta Dishes You Should Know and Love

These are the sauces you'll come back to again and again.

12 Lasagna Recipes, From Meaty Bolognese to Vegan Variations

12 lasagna recipes, from meaty and rich to vegan and...rich.

21 Italian-American Recipes, From Baked Ziti to Bolognese

Baked ziti, chicken parm, juicy meatballs, and all the rest of our favorite Italian-American delights.

Turn Vegetable Greens and Herb Scraps Into Flavorful Pestos

You probably have the ingredients for a sauce like this in your fridge right now.

10 Common Crimes Against Pasta You Don’t Have to Commit

Are you guilty as charged?

73 Shapes of Dried Pasta and What to Do With Them

The pasta shape reference you never knew you needed.

Italy Has Fish Sauce, Too: Get to Know Colatura di Alici

This Italian fish sauce packs a serious savory punch.

Salumi 101: Your Guide to Italy's Finest Cured Meats

The Right Way to Sauce Pasta

The Ultimate Italian-Themed Gift Box, From Serious Eats to You

A custom gift box of our favorite Italian goods at Gustiamo.

How to Pick the Best Mortar and Pestle

The qualities that make a good mortar and pestle, and how to determine what kind you need.

The Best Backyard Pizza Ovens

A comprehensive guide to our favorite outdoor pizza ovens for making pro-level pies at home.

Love Italian Food? 5 Essential Cookbooks for Your Collection

Love Italian food? That makes all of us. 5 essential cookbooks for your collection

Book Corner: 10 Italian Cookbooks We Love

The Essential Steps to Mastering Italian Cuisine

A guide to the steps, both large and small, that can help you start cooking like an Italian.

Please, No: The Pasta Shapes We Won't Eat

Pasta hot takes

Pork, Salt, Air, and Time: The Long Road to Prosciutto di Parma

Starch Madness: The Final Forks

Only four pasta shapes remain in contention for the title.

Starch Madness: Cavatappi Crowned Champions

The corkscrews-that-could take the Starch Madness title.

Starch Madness: Announcing the Wheat 16!

Our pasta-shape tournament marches on.