Italian is unquestionably Long Island's favorite cuisine, and these are our food critics' picks for where to find the best.

My new one-pot pasta demonstrates how, when cooked with aromatics and in broth instead of water, pasta gains an impressive ...

Enjoy a new flavor with the family today and serve garlic-roasted ham: Heat oven to 300 degrees. Cut slits in a 3- to 4-pound ...

Nothing creates magic in the kitchen quite like baking a cake. The simple act of mixing flour, sugar, and butter transforms ordinary ingredients into something extraordinary. Each time you open the ...

Heat the oven to 375˚F. Coat a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together the dry cake ingredients, including ground spices. In another bowl, whisk the oil, milk, eggs, rum, ...

The guilt didn't come from judging others. It came from judging myself. Last week, I pulled a lemon olive oil cake from the oven, sliced off a corner while it was still warm, and ate it standing at ...

If you’ve gone olive your life without ever trying an olive oil cake, you’re seriously missing out. Olive oil cakes are round, super moist, one-layer Italian cakes made with olive oil. These cakes are ...

This isn’t just olive oil cake—it’s a cloud of sweet comfort wearing a crown of pistachios and citrus that makes you question why chocolate gets all the dessert glory. Photo credit: Shanelle S.

The finest desserts often lurk in the most unexpected places, like treasure at the end of a delicious Italian rainbow. Mia’s Italian Kitchen in Orlando has quietly become the destination for what ...

My father was literally the dark, handsome, silent type. A man of deeds, not words. Every morning, he would leave the house early. But before leaving, he would bring my mother a tray of toast in bed ...

Shannon Swindle is executive pastry chef of Italian restaurants Funke in Beverly Hills and Felix in Venice, and he’s probably got a recipe or a hundred in his back pocket when it comes to simple yet ...

The first time I made an olive oil cake, I accidentally turned the oven off. After it spent 40 minutes languishing in a lukewarm oven, I thought I’d save myself the embarrassment and quietly retire it ...