Lobster fra diavolo was an early Italian American invention combining large American lobsters with southern style flavors. Shrimp is a low cost alternative.

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Mark Rotella’s memoir is not entirely focused on food, but it does speak to the Italian American immigrant experience.

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Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso helped make Italian food mainstream, so perhaps it is unsurprising a spaghetti dish was named in his honor. However, not everyone agrees what that dish should be. Caruso loved chicken liver, and he believed it was essential to help him sing opera. Most spaghetti alla caruso recipes are similar to […]

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Italian meatballs were very different than American meatballs, and rarely served with spaghetti and red sauce.

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Eggplant rollatini is one of the those classic Italian American red sauce dishes that persists today.

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