A group of female Italian cooks in their 70s, 80s, and 90s have become famous for the food—especially the pasta—that they make at home. They're known as the Pasta Grannies and are beloved all over the ...

Aimee Levitt is a freelance writer in Chicago. Marcella Hazan was the Italian superhero in the Judith Jones cookbook universe that dominated food publishing from the 1960s through the early 2000s.

When Marcella Hazan was seven years old, she fell on the beach and broke her right arm. It was 1931, and she and her family were living in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. At the hospital, her arm was ...

In 1796, a woman authored American Cookery, the first American-written cookbook. It influenced New England food culture by introducing dishes like cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie, and is considered by ...

When I first lived alone in college, I melted a pot trying to steam an artichoke. My friends that know this won’t ever let me live it down. Despite being the granddaughter of an esteemed Southern cook ...

Cooks cook for occasions — the family dinner, a bake sale, a growling tummy, a friend’s convalescence — anytime, I suppose, when a plate lies waiting. That’s primarily why we consult recipes, I’d ...

Home cook preparing a meal with Italian ingredients - Kristina Vianello/Getty Images According to the FDA, as of 2025, foodies in the U.S. waste an estimated 30%-40% of the total food supply (yikes).

Much as we have Julia Child to thank for bringing French cooking into the American kitchen, so too do we have to credit the late Marcella Hazan for introducing the traditional techniques of Italian ...