Luca Cesari

What is Italy without pasta? Come to think of it, where would the rest of us be without this staple of global cuisine? The wheat-based dough first appeared in the Mediterranean in ancient times. Yet despite these ancient beginnings, pasta wasn't wedded to sauce until the nineteenth century. Once the food of peasants, it has been served everywhere from rural...

Pizza is the Italian food that has conquered the world: from Brussels to LA, from Beijing to Buenos Aires, pizzas and pizzerias can be found everywhere today. But what are the origins of this food, and how did it rise from its humble beginnings to become the world’s best-loved dish? The story begins in the narrow alleys of Naples where,...