Once a common sight in Sicilian homes, the quartara kept water cool, measured liquids and, when empty, became the unlikely ...

What does svogliato mean in Italian? Learn how it comes from voglia, how it differs from pigro, and how Italians use it in ...

Discover Pantelleria’s traditional dammusi, lava-stone houses designed to collect rainwater, resist strong winds, and stay cool in the island’s dry climate ...

Discover Offida, a hill town in the Marche known for handmade bobbin lace, an unusual Carnival, historic streets, local food and Piceno wines ...

From Tuscany’s Canestrino di Lucca to Sicily’s dry-farmed varieties, discover the unusual Italian tomatoes growers rescued from near extinction ...

Discover spaghetti alla Corte d’Assise, the spicy Calabrian pasta born from a late courtroom dinner in 1958 and named for ...

Let’s find out how Sicilian immigrants in New Orleans transformed a traditional sesame loaf, cured meats and olive salad into ...

At Grazie di Curtatone, Giulia Monzani’s second consecutive win opens a window onto Italy’s centuries-old madonnari tradition ...

In Midday Sun, journalist John M. Glionna returns to Pomarico, Basilicata, to explore family history, identity, memory, and ...

Explore Puglia’s Valle d’Itria through Alberobello, Locorotondo and Ostuni, with trulli, olive groves, local wines and ...

Learn what the Italian word semmai means, how it is used in everyday speech, and how context can change its meaning from “if ...

The Squero di San Trovaso is one of Venice’s last traditional boatyards, where gondolas are still built and repaired by hand using centuries-old techniques ...