The Italians have blessed us with their fair share of culinary delights — pizza, pasta, and tiramisu (not to be confused with opera cake) are just some of the many dishes that come to mind.

This classic Italian dessert has a golden, fried pastry shell filled with sweetened ricotta, and I always choose one that is ...

If you’ve ever had a cannoli, you know the magic of that sweet, creamy ricotta filling—smooth, lightly sweet and dotted with ...

It is pastry tubes that are filled with sweet ricotta cream, and dotted with chocolate chips and pistachios. It is a creamy ...

A great cannoli is transportive — all textural contrast and creamy filling — while a bad cannoli can be incredibly disappointing. For a city full of Italian restaurants, the list of ...

Whenever I want to be transported across the world, I turn to the kitchen. Chocolate éclair cake is on the menu when I’m dreaming of Paris, and I’ll bake a black forest cake when I want to be ...