Make quick meals or memorable dinners easy with this mix of Italian recipes. Great for busy nights or casual get-togethers.

There's nothing a giant bowl of pasta can't fix — for me, it's rigatoni alla vodka topped with a chicken cutlet: It's simply delicious. But Italian cuisine stems far beyond traditional pasta and pizza ...

Wine plays a key role in Italy's food culture. Bread, wine, and olive oil are the country's culinary staples, and wine is seen as a part of the table, with the whole family sharing bottles from local ...

Italian for Beginners, the sixth novel from chick lit author Kristin Harmel takes a trip into the past to gain self-discovery. Thirty-four-year-old accountant, Cat Connelly, has been stuck in a rut ...

Lone Scherfig's mellow relationship comedy "Italian for Beginners" is a warm charmer about chance and the rhythms of life among working-class thirtysomethings in a Copenhagen suburb. Slow to get in ...

The first words I learned in Italian were gamba di legno, or wooden leg, for which Benito Mussolini and Walt Disney are to blame: After the war, my mother, who was fluent in Italian, had been involved ...