It's Italian-American Week On Food Republic

Pull up a placemat and join us for Italian-American Week.

Welcome to Italian-American Week, where we're taking a bit of a break from our usual stories to focus in on the important stuff: Red sauce, stuffed pasta, porchetta and the chefs and home cooks making it all happen. You can read more about the week here in our introduction. Below are the stories, recipes and essays we've run thus far:

• 12 Stuffed Pastas To Know And Cook
• Little Italy In Manhattan Is Migliore! If You Know Where To Look At Least.
• How East Passyunk Became Philadelphia's Most Exciting Food Neighborhood
• Jon and Vinny Open An Italian-American Restaurant
• Chicago Chef Tony Mantuano Will Never Forget His Grandmother's Homemade Fusilli
• The Curious Evolution Of The Americano
• Squid Ink Pasta With Seafood, Burst Tomatoes And Sea Urchin Butter Recipe
• The One And Only Zeppole Recipe
• Chef Ed Cotton Makes Some Mean Fettuccine Bolognese. Here's The Recipe.