PIATTO™ - Pasta recipes and more from Italy and beyond. Traditional Italian Cooking and Mediterranean Diet recipes!

PIATTO™ brings traditional Italian food recipes to your table with our easy, step-by-step video recipes. You'll find the best Italian recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Always tested, always delicious. Plus, no channel has better homemade Italian Grandma cooking!

In our Italian Cooking channel, you’ll find the best Italian food recipes on YouTube! Re-discover the most famous Italian food, from classic staples like homemade pizza and pasta recipes like Pasta Carbonara to decadent Italian desserts like Tiramisu. You’ll also discover lesser-known traditional Italian cooking from all over Italy.

Did you know that the Mediterranean Diet was based on the eating habits of ITALY, Spain and Greece! By definition, authentic Italian recipes are delicious mediterranean diet recipes you can make at home.


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Use GARLIC like an Italian! 🧄
The definitive guide to all of the techniques that Italians use with garlic.
► Watch our new video: https://youtu.be/VKSStZOiALw

► Or watch the video without ads and read the guide: pastaaffair.substack.com/p/how-to-use-garlic-like-…

#garlic #italianfood #food

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☕ Forget Cold Brew. This is better!
► Watch our NEW video: https://youtu.be/JycDcceeXZM

If you’ve never had a proper Italian Shakerato, you’re missing one of the simplest and most satisfying coffee drinks we make in Italy.

Just quality espresso, ice, sugar (if you want it) and a technique that transforms them into something silky, frothy, and incredibly refreshing. The Shakerato is traditionally non-alcoholic, but there are alcoholic variations too.

In today’s NEW video, I’ll show you exactly how Italian bars make a real Shakerato, why it develops that beautiful foam on top, and how you can recreate it at home with equipment you probably already own.

And if you’re the type of person who wants to know the how and why—we released a brand new members-only masterclass yesterday on the Shakerato:

🔒 Members-only Masterclass: https://youtu.be/4CgwirtEtLs

The public video will teach you how to make a great Shakerato.
The masterclass will teach you how to make the best one you’ve ever had.

— Flavia Diamante 💎

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Still need a Father’s Day gift? Problem solved!

A reliable instant-read meat thermometer with probes removes all grilling guesswork.

Two probes let Dad manage multiple steaks or two different meats at the same time and once he has a good one, he'll wonder how he ever managed without it!

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⚠️ Another (yes, another!) olive oil scandal has hit the Italian news. 🙄

Protect yourself by learning what olive oil companies have been plagued by scandal and which brands I trust and why 👉 pastaaffair.substack.com/p/fraud-alert-the-olive-o…

#italianfood #cooking #italy

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Temperatures are already soaring here in Italy!
And in our house, that means...
🇮🇹 PANZANELLA Bread Salad! 🌿🍅🥒

► Discover this EASY and fresh recipe for summer in my new Substack article 👉 pastaaffair.substack.com/p/panzanella-the-summer-d…


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🇮🇹 Pasta al Limone 🍋
► Watch my NEW video recipe: https://youtu.be/bWBS7aDvJac

A classic Italian lemon pasta from the Amalfi Coast that takes about 10 minutes and tastes like summer on a plate!

In this video, I'll dispel a common myth circulating (even in Italy) around this dish.
You'll learn the real way (backed by science) to make this pasta taste lemony. No BS.

I'm confident that it's the BEST creamy lemon pasta you'll ever make at home!


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#summerrecipes #italianpasta #italianfood

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🍳 Looking for a pan upgrade? This is a real workhorse...
— and a great Father's Day gift idea! Finally, we've found an affordable source for the pan we purchased 20 years ago from Sur La Table.
► You can shop it here: shoplowes.me/42UXSj9
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It is a large 3-ply stainless steel frying pan perfect for electric, gas or induction stovetops. While the design has changed slightly over the years (ours is slightly larger), the material specs are the same and you can see us put this pan to work in countless videos on our channel!


► Lowes also has an excellent price on a similar 3-ply from a professional brand that we love (Tramontina): shoplowes.me/4nRiW3z

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1 month ago | [YT] | 11

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Real 45% Hazelnut Cocoa Spread You Can Make at Home!
► Check out our new article on Substack:
sweetsavoryworld.substack.com/p/real-45-hazelnut-c…

If you enjoy hazelnut cocoa spreads, you aren’t alone. Italians are legitimately obsessed with them — and with hazelnuts in general. However, it is also reasonable to say many so-called ‘hazelnut’ spreads are mostly sugar and palm oil, sometimes with as little as 13% hazelnuts.

But... premium 'Made in Italy' alternatives are pretty expensive these days, considering inflation and tariffs.

That's why in this article, Nicole shows us what happens when hazelnuts are the hero ingredient, not an afterthought. This is a recipe for a gourmet hazelnut cocoa spread that you can make at home for a fraction of what you'd pay for store-bought.

What You’ll Learn:

✔ Why store-bought hazelnut spreads often disappoint in taste and ingredients
✔ How to make a premium homemade hazelnut cocoa spread for ~$4 for a 200 g jar
✔ Which products to choose, which equipment to use and why

#yum #italianfood

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Discover Italy's Superb Iced Coffee: Shakerato! ☕️🍸
► Check out my new article on Substack: pastaaffair.substack.com/p/shakerato-italys-superb…

Would you like a video on this channel about classic Italian bar drinks?
Let me know in the comments!
— Flavia 💎

#coffee #italy #italian

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🇮🇹 An Insider's Guide to Italian Meats (Salumi) 🇮🇹
► Check out my new article: open.substack.com/pub/pastaaffair/p/love-italian-s…

A brief history of how we ended up with Italian-American classics like pepperoni and fennel-forward sausages, and what Italians in Italy eat instead. You may discover a new favorite!

#salame #italianfood #meat

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