The Ferrero company built a confectionary empire on Nutella spread, now ubiquitous around the world. But as far as chocolate treats, Nutella is a relatively recent invention created decades after competitors like Cadbury, Hershey, and Nestle. So how did this nutty spread go from odd ethnic condiment to household staple?
We took a look back at the Italian, Italian American, and Italian-ish cookbooks from the past year.
Cookbook author, food journalist, and tour guide Katie Parla launched her latest volume, Rome, focusing on the food and history of the eternal city. We discussed creating the book, Rome’s culinary history, and more.
Historian Luca Cesari is an expert on Italian food. In his new book, The History of Pizza, he explores the origins of this iconic Neapolitan dish, looks at the migration of pizza to the United States, and the evolution of the dish from working-class flatbread into global sensation. I caught up with him earlier this month to talk about the book.
Summer tastes like Italian Ice. The sweet cold treat was introduced to American cities with Italian immigrant enclaves in the early 20th century. Those early vendors launched the Italian Ice industry from pushcarts selling penny licks before eventually growing a multi-million dollar industry.
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