
Spaghetti Carbonara
Silky Roman pasta bound with egg yolk, pecorino, and crisp guanciale -- no cream, ever.
Rustic pasta, slow ragus, risotto, and the dolci that end every Italian meal.







Silky Roman pasta bound with egg yolk, pecorino, and crisp guanciale -- no cream, ever.

Three ingredients, one technique: a glossy pecorino-and-pepper sauce that lives or dies on emulsion.

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Carnaroli rice coaxed to a creamy wave with porcini stock, white wine, and a final knob of butter.

Charred sourdough rubbed with raw garlic and piled with marinated summer tomatoes and basil.

A dimpled, olive-oil-soaked flatbread with a crackling top and an airy, open crumb.

Espresso-soaked savoiardi layered with airy mascarpone cream and a dusting of bitter cocoa.