They’re nothing but a bunch of im-pastas. A panel of serious Italian chefs have put out a hit on a host of popular American dishes claiming Italian roots. Caught in the culinary crossfire are saucy favorites like spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmesan, which the pros call inauthentic — and unworthy of a true Italian … Read more
Say that’s no’more to this culinary faux pas. People around the globe who take pride in their bolognese recipes are predisposed to a glaring rookie mistake, professional chefs warn. It’s a cardinal sin to serve the meaty mixture along with spaghetti, warned influential late chef Antonio Carluccio, who added in a recipe that it cannot … Read more
She raised the bar for herself. A 50-year-old UK woman says she lost 140 pounds by ditching her nightly bottle of white wine — she had packed on much of the weight after a septic shock scare. Jo Hurley, a quality assurance officer from Harlow, England, saw a doctor in 2018 after struggling with heavy … Read more
Music to my ears. If you’ve ever wondered what your favorite pasta noodle sounds like, you’re in luck. The inquiring minds over at Barilla, which calls itself the world’s leading pasta producer, tapped an Oxford scientist and an Emmy-winning composer to do just that. The Al Bronzo Soundtrack has songs specifically for each Al Bronzo … Read more
The pasta is to die for. Last week, “Bright Lights Big City” author Jay McInerney almost ignored a hospital’s call to go to the ER immediately, after a CAT scan looked worrisome. McInerney, who had undergone brain surgery two weeks prior, wondered if he couldn’t grab dinner first — he had an impossible-to-score reservation at … Read more
If you can stomach it, an India-based dietitian is recommending eschewing processed baked goods and meats, deep-fried foods, and sugary drinks to blast belly fat. “Sugary drinks promote fat storage around the abdomen,” Dr. Mrinal Pandit told SheFinds last week. “High sugar intake is linked to increased visceral fat, which is associated with metabolic disorders.” More … Read more
There’s no reason to get upsetti about your spaghetti. Carbs are typically frowned upon when it comes to weight loss and diet culture, and pasta in particular takes a lot of the heat. But StudyFinds’ dietitian Shyla Cadogan, RD, argues that pasta isn’t inherently unhealthy — but the way you’re eating it might be. The … Read more
They’re noodling around — for all to see. At Travelers Poets & Friends, a new cafe in the West Village, the women making the fresh pasta are taking centerstage, working at a huge front window and showcasing their craft to passerby on Sixth Avenue “It’s like a performance.” said Mary Delaney, 70, who lives in … Read more
The easiest meal to cook just got even easier. A clever cook on TikTok shared her “hack” for boiling pasta in just one minute — and it can help cut back on electricity usage. Pasta is often a go-to dish, but many people don’t know how to tell when it’s done cooking. The video, shared … Read more
You’d have to be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins to miss this. A high-end hostelry in Chicago is celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Elf” by recreating the unorthodox pasta dish concocted by actor Will Ferrell in the beloved modern Christmas classic. Miss Ricky’s, a restaurant located inside Chicago’s Virgin Hotel, will be selling the sweet surprise from … Read more
The colorful life of a superstar doesn’t always stay on the field, as Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce has recently discovered. After the resurfacing of his old tweets from the depths of social media, another gem has now re-emerged – a sideline conversation that’s both endearing and downright bizarre. The footage, seemingly from the early … Read more
A woman who shared a picture of an Aldi food container “fail” has not received the reaction she was hoping for, instead sparking backlash online. The woman took to a US-based Facebook group to share her frustration with a “special buy” at American Aldi stores. Her complaint was that one of the three containers she … Read more
They’re passionate — and competitive — when it comes to their pasta. A restaurant chain in Germany assembled 465 couples to reclaim its title for the most people eating a single piece of spaghetti simultaneously, Guinness World Records reported this week. Vapiano, a pasta and pizza franchise based in Cologne, first set the record in … Read more
Fork and spoons at the ready and gluten gluttons on your marks; it’s National Pasta Day. While pasta is most commonly associated with Italian food, noodles are a bit of a cultural universal, found on ancient plates the world over. Persistent myth maintains that pasta was introduced to Italy by Virgo explorer Marco Polo but … Read more
It was a real faux pas-ta. Twin sisters from Wisconsin experienced the con of a lifetime when they were duped into paying more than 500 euros — about $530 — for a shrimpy-size dish of lobster pasta while vacationing in the south of France. Travel influencers Cassidy and Leah Armbruster, who now call Madrid, Spain, … Read more
Some leftovers can be even more appetizing than freshly made — but they can also be extremely dangerous. The case of a 20-year-old who died in 2008 after eating five-day-old pasta has recently resurfaced, going viral again as of late on YouTube, Reddit and TikTok. “This has to be some form of natural selection,” wrote … Read more
A ritzy Brisbane, Australia restaurant has gone viral for its “eye wateringly expensive”, caviar-topped lasagna that will set you back nearly $50 a serving Celebrity chef Gillian Hirst first invented her famously Australian take on the Italian classic in 1992, when a staggering 400 portions per week of sand crab lasagna were served to ecstatic … Read more
German ice cream parlors are seeing a resurgence of a unique frozen treat — an ice cream sundae disguised as spaghetti. Dubbed Spaghettieis — eis is the German word for ice cream — the dessert consists of vanilla ice cream that is passed through a spaetzle press, a device for cutting dough, to give it the … Read more
One in four Americans admits they’re intimidated by cooking in their own kitchen. A poll of 2,000 US adults who regularly cook found nearly one-third (29%) are so overwhelmed by some recipes, they’ll ask others in their household to prepare the meal instead. Six in 10 found themselves intimidated the most by international foods they … Read more
They were living “The Good Life.” Tony Bennett’s widow and longtime love, Susan Benedetto, shared memories of the couple’s romantic trips to Italy — alongside an exclusive new photo of the crooner — in a new interview with People. Bennett died on Friday, at the age of 96. “Tony, naturally, loved visiting his ancestral homeland, … Read more