From regional specialties to recipes that would never find their way onto restaurant menus, these dishes are all traditional Italian fare steeped in history.

In 1973, the Italian cookbook author Marcella Hazan published a recipe that was heard ‘round the world. It was a pasta sauce, from her first book “The Classic Italian Cook Book,” with just three ...

Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new ...