Fresh pasta versus dried pasta: what actually changes
Fresh pasta is widely assumed to be superior to dried pasta. It is not: they are two different products, made for two different kinds of sauce, and knowing which is which changes the plate.
Italian cooking
Neapolitan pizza at 2,300 metres: why Italian cooking belongs in Savoie
A Neapolitan pizza in the middle of the Tarentaise can come as a surprise. It is easily explained, though, once you understand what altitude does to dough and why the Alps have always looked towards Italy.