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You don’t need to be fluent in Italian to get lost in its generosity. In fact, it’s hardly ever about words with Italian food, but about feeling. Rich in aromas and with a very simplistic premise, Cucina Italiana speaks...

The culinary scene in New York has been enlivened, plate for plate, by this name. After many decades, native New Yorker, revered chef, and Ambra’s Executive Chef, John DeLucie, has played a crucial part in turning...

In Italy, food’s inherent promise to the entire table: “L’appetito vien mangiando,” or “the appetite comes while you’re eating.” Imagine plate after plate of honest-to-goodness authentic Italian food that moves effortlessly...

In a contemporary world that is becoming more infused with fusion food, we seem to constantly arrive at the same question: How and when do a cuisine’s most celebrated dishes, seasoned with heritage, depart from its roots?