italian cuisine
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Bon appétit
Pasta like you've never tasted before – Japanese style, plus an Italian family coffee house in Sydney, cocktails on the beach in the Algarve and the pioneers bringing aperitivo culture to the UK.
Sunny outlook
The salt-kissed island’s capital Cagliari is both bustling city and laidback beach town – and somehow unlike anywhere else in Italy.
Upper crust
In the shadow of the iconic Rockefeller Center, a new restaurant and bakery is combining Manhattan’s sophistication with the welcoming bustle of Milan’s aperitivo culture. We break bread with Ignacio Mattos, Lodi’s celebrated chef-owner.
Flake news
Baker Ciro Scognamillo has created a new classic Neapolitan cake, the ‘fiocco di neve’. We take a bite.
Perfect pantry
Italian food is probably the world’s best but to match the country’s top chefs, you’ll need the right ingredients to hand. To round off our book preview we share some Italian staples.
Food & Drink Recipes
Five top dishes to try from monocle’s recipe writers, including Turkish wraps and a one-pot pasta.
Food & Drink
Perfecting a recipe is a simple step to improving your quality of life. Expect wraps with a Korean twist and much more.
Comfort food
A spate of growers, producers, chefs and farmers are reintroducing the country to forgotten ingredients and rediscovering age-old recipes that champion sustainability and a closer link with nature.
Refined retreat
An old family pile, stripped back to reveal its former glory, starts a new chapter as a hotel.
