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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. James Beard Award-winning author Vicky ...

Bari’s famous orecchiette-makers are allegedly selling commercially made products Nick Squires is The Telegraph’s Rome correspondent, covering Italy, the Vatican, Greece and the Balkans. He has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Irene S. Levine is an award-winning travel and lifestyle journalist. Many of the techniques and recipes of Italian home cooking ...

Marica's Strapponi with Porcini Mushrooms from 'Pasta Grannies: The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks', by Vicky Bennison Emma Lee Poor pasta. One of our favorite comfort foods has been shunned in ...

Given the stuff you're liable to stumble over on social media, you'd be forgiven for thinking there wasn't a wholesome corner of the internet left. But you'd be wrong, because Pasta Grannies exists.

Vicky Bennison has spent years tracking down Italy’s best chefs, many of whom are over 70 years old. Travelling across the boot-shaped peninsula, she’s interviewed almost 300 women about the secrets ...

The elderly pasta-makers of the southern port town of Bari have been accused of desecrating the sacred act of making orecchiette, Italian for 'little ears', after white cardboard boxes that once ...

Kelsey Jane Youngman is a New York–based cook, baker, writer, and editor for Food & Wine with over 7 years of experience in food media. Kelsey has developed recipes, worked in culinary production, ...

If you love all things pasta and want to see how it being made by very skilled Italian grandmothers, then schedule time in your diaries because you’ll be spending ages scrolling through this Instagram ...