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110 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Sicilian Cannoli (Cannoli Siciliani)
Cannoli are Sicily's great pastry: a Marsala-and-lard dough rolled paper-thin, wrapped around metal tubes…
Caponata di Melanzane (Sicilian Sweet-and-Sour Aubergine)
Caponata is the Palermo dish of aubergine fried until deep gold, folded into a stewed base of onion, celery…
Brasato al Barolo (Beef Braised in Barolo)
A whole cut of beef shoulder marinated overnight in Nebbiolo with onion, carrot, celery, herbs and warm spices…
Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Florentine Porterhouse over Wood Embers)
Bistecca alla fiorentina is a single porterhouse a good three fingers thick, about 6 cm, cut from Chianina or…
Cuttlefish Ink Risotto (Risotto al Nero di Seppia)
Risotto al nero di seppia is Venice's defining risotto: whole cuttlefish stewed slowly in a soffritto of onion and…
Spaghetti with Clams (Spaghetti alle Vongole in Bianco)
The Neapolitan seafood pasta in its purest form: live carpet-shell clams steamed open in garlic, oil and a splash…
Trofie with Pesto, Potatoes and Green Beans (Trofie al Pesto Genovese)
Trofie al pesto genovese is Liguria's defining plate: short hand-rolled twists of flour-and-water pasta boiled in…
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Carbonara is a Roman pasta built from four things — guanciale, egg, Pecorino Romano and black pepper — bound into a…
Tagliatelle with Bolognese Ragù (Tagliatelle al Ragù alla Bolognese)
Tagliatelle al ragù is the Sunday primo of Bologna: hand-rolled egg sfoglia cut into ribbons and dressed with the…
Neapolitan Pizza Margherita (Pizza Margherita Napoletana)
Pizza margherita is Naples' proof that restraint beats invention: a slow-fermented dough of nothing but flour…
Rosogolla (রসগোল্লা)
Rosogolla is Bengal's defining sweet: fresh cow's-milk curd, chhena, kneaded to a completely smooth paste, rolled…
Undhiyu (ઊંધિયું) — Surti Winter Vegetable Pot
Undhiyu is Gujarat's great winter one-pot: whole seasonal vegetables and fried fenugreek dumplings packed in layers…