Top 10 Italian Cookbooks

The growth in the number of delicatessens and specialist food equipment outlets has been commensurate with the amount of shelf space that high-street and onl...

Why Capri is the Place to Enjoy Torta Al Limone

The reflections of the bright summer Mediterranean sun on the Tyrrhenian sea is an excuse few people need for donning their shades when visiting the coast of...

Insalate Di Frutta: Fruit Salads With a Difference

There can’t be many people of a certain age who don’t remember the tins of fruit salad - if you were unlucky, accompanied by evaporated milk - that were...

Lardo: Fat Isn't a Dirty Word in Italy

The ritual, which involves entombment in a block of marble, with only a blanket of pepper corns, cinnamon, clove, garlic, sage and rosemary for company, is o...

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Pasta Shapes

The media may salivate over the art form that fine dining has become, but no single cupboard staple symbolises popular food culture and the ability of food t...

Smartphone Apps for Italian Food Lovers

Ever sat on the bus or train home and mentally planned next weekend’s wine or food purchases, or debated what to have for supper that evening? Problem is,...

Why Buy Italian Sauces in a Jar?

Packaging design is all about making eye contact between item and customer. In those few seconds lies the fate of the product – will it be picked up, perus...

Restaurant Food Spellings: I Say Panino - You Say Panini

Lunchtime is High Noon for the service industry. Cafes, sushi joints and chain restaurants come out all guns blazing in the hope of collaring the nation’s...

Mastering the Art of Making Gelato

Italy’s famous frozen dessert, gelato, stepped off the food pages of the national newspapers and into the news sections earlier this year as editors took n...

Monte Bianco: Iconic Chestnut and Chocolate Cake

Chestnuts, chocolate and cream – there’s nothing like a little autumnal indulgence to make up for the drop in temperature and loss of daylight. But the c...