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An overhead shot of chicken cutlets in a cherry tomato and basil sauce in a large pan.

Mains

Cherry Tomato and Basil Chicken

An orzo pasta salad with grilled veg in a blue bowl with a serving spoon at the side. The background is rustic wood.

Pasta

Orzo Pasta Salad with Grilled Summer Vegetables

An overhead shot of pistachio pasta with shrimp in a blue floral bowl on a wooden background.

Pasta

Sicilian Pistachio Pasta with Shrimp

An overhead shot of spaghetti in a tomato sauce with sardines and breadcrumbs on top. The bowl is a vintage style green and white colour.

Pasta

Tomato Pasta with Sardines and Breadcrumbs

Nduja baked chicken on a serving platter with a padlock symbol at the top to signify a members only recipe.

Exclusive Recipes

Spicy Nduja Baked Chicken

A close up of green beans in tomato sauce with olives and capers on a white floral plate and rustic wooden background.

Sides

Green Beans with Olives and Capers

An overhead shot in direct sunlight of Sicilian potatoes in a blue bowl with olives and capers.

Sides

Patate Apparecchiate (Sicilian Potatoes with Onions and Olives)

An overhead shot of gnocchi with a white creamy sausage ragu in a blue and white bowl on a rustic wooden surface.

Gnocchi

Gnocchi with Creamy White Sausage Ragu

Spicy Calabrian sausage ragu in a blue and white bowl with stracciatella on top. The image is faded with a padlock symbol in the top right corner to signal a membership only recipe.

Exclusive Recipes

Spicy Calabrian Sausage Ragu with Stracciatella

A close up of a slice of Neapolitan potato cake.

Antipasti

Gattò di Patate (Neapolitan Potato Gateau)

Exclusive Recipes

Pistachio Lasagna

Tuscan salsa verde in a blue and white floral bowl with parsley at the side.

Sauces & Dressings

Salsa Verde alla Toscana (Tuscan Green Sauce)

A pistachio panna cotta sitting on a floral plate on a wooden board.

Exclusive Recipes

Pistachio Panna Cotta

Baked chicken and potatoes in a roasting pan with a padlock in the right hand corner to signify a member only recipe.

Exclusive Recipes

Pollo e Patate al Forno

Grilled zucchini with ricotta and chilli on a plate with a padlock sign in the right hand corner to signify member only content.

Exclusive Recipes

Grilled Zucchini with Ricotta and Pine Nuts

A dark green background with a text overlay that reads: La Dolce Vita Club Interview - Stefania Fiorentini

Food Interviews

Tuscany Interview: Stefania Fiorentini

A dark green background with a text overlay that reads: La Dolce Vita Club Interview - Luca Robba

Food Interviews

Friuli Venezia Giulia Interview: Luca Robba

A dark green background with a text overlay that reads: La Dolce Vita Club Interview - Alessandra Andreani

Food Interviews

Lazio Interview: Alessandra Andreani

Mini spinach and potato gnocchi with a parmigiano and butter sauce in a blue and white bowl sitting on a wooden surface.

Gnocchi

Spinach Chicche with Parmigiano Butter Sauce

Chickpeas with garlic and cavolo nero in a blue and white bowl sitting on a rustic wooden surface.

Sides

Garlicky Chickpeas and Cavolo Nero

A Tuscan soup called Acquacotta in a vintage style bowl topped with a poached egg.

Soups

Acquacotta (Tuscan Vegetable Soup with Poached Eggs)

Italian braised chicken thighs on a bed of cannellini beans and vegetables served on a green vintage style serving plate.

Mains

Braised Chicken with Beans, Sage and Pancetta

An overhead shot of pasta and lentils in a blue vintage style bowl on a rustic background with a glass of white wine at the side.

Pasta

Italian Pasta and Lentils (Pasta e Lenticchie)

A green serving platter with a festive, colourful salad filled with blood orange, raddichio, fennel, pomegranate, pistachios and prosciutto.

Salads

Festive Blood Orange Salad with Fennel and Crispy Prosciutto

A close up of Gnocchi alla Romana in a baking dish topped with Parmigiano cheese.

Sides

Classic Gnocchi alla Romana

Italian beef stew with potatoes and peas in a blue and white floral bowl with rosemary and red wine at the side.

Italian Ragu and Stews

Italian Beef Stew with Potatoes (Spezzatino di Manzo)

A blue and white vintage style bowl with paccheri and hazelnut ragu.

Italian Ragu and Stews

Piedmontese Hazelnut ragu

A cake slice holding up a slice of pistachio crumb cake showing a layer of pistachio in the middle.

Italian Desserts

Sbrisolona al Pistacchio (Italian Pistachio Crumb Cake)

A whole butternut squash lasagna in a baking dish topped with sausage and sage leaves sitting on a wooden surface.

Fresh Pasta

Butternut Squash Lasagna with Sausage and Taleggio

Grilled chicken and vegetables on a platter with Salmoriglio sauce over the top.

Sauces & Dressings

Salmoriglio (Southern Italian Herb Sauce)

A cinque e cinque Livornese sandwich on a rustic wooden surface. The crusty roll is filled with chickpea farinata and marinated eggplant.

Antipasti

Cinque e Cinque (5×5 Livornese Sandwich)

Italian fried chicken on a serving platter with fried zucchini blossoms and sage.

Mains

Tuscan Fried Chicken (Pollo Fritto alla Toscana)

Sicilian caponata in a blue patterned bowl sitting on a travertine surface.

Antipasti

Sicilian Eggplant Caponata

Pasta ribbons in a creamy tomato sauce in a blue and white vintage style bowl with sauteed cherry tomatoes on top.

Pasta

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato and Stracchino Pasta

Fried eggplant in tomato sauce with fresh basil in a blue and white bowl on a wooden surface.

Antipasti

Melanzane a Funghetto (Fried Eggplant in Tomato Sauce)

Four chocolate ice cream sandwiches with vanilla ice cream in the middle and dipped in chocolate and hazelnuts on a travertine surface.

Italian Desserts

Italian Ice Cream Sandwiches (Gelato Biscotto)

Five zucchini cakes (patties) sitting on top of arugula on a blue and white vintage style serving platter sitting on a travertine surface.

Antipasti

Zucchini Patties with Smoked Scamorza Cheese

Slices of breaded pork fillet on a serving plate with slices of lemon. The plate is green and white.

Mains

Breaded Fennel Pork Tenderloin

An Italian ice cream sundae in a glass bowl with cream and cherries on top sitting on a travertine surface.

Italian Desserts

Paciugo (Ligurian Ice Cream Sundae)

Trippa Finta (Italian omelette in tomato sauce) in a blue and white bowl sitting on a wooden surface.

Mains

Trippa Finta (Fake Tripe in Tomato Sauce)

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