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In 2020, we launched our membership-based video cooking site for lovers of Italian food. For $ 120 you can buy a 1-year subscription with unlimited access to our collection of 150+ video recipes, eBooks, and articles on techniques and ingredients of the Italian kitchen - Learn whenever it suits your schedule, in the comfort of your kitchen, and at your own pace. Scroll below to see a few complete videos taken from the membership website.

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Membership Benefits

  • One year access to all of 150+ video lessons
  • Access to all premium site material: recipe PDFs, support materials, in-depth articles about Italian ingredients and techniques, and much more…
  • Five eBooks, including The Best Pasta Sauces Companion Booklet featuring 20 regional pasta sauces
  • Bookmark your favorite recipes
  • Jot down your own notes directly on each lesson (e.g. “Make this for Lauren's birthday!”)
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About the Membership Content

Teaching people to cook for almost two decades at our NYC cooking school and in Italy has given us a unique understanding of what home cooks need to fully grasp a technique, a recipe, a way of cooking. It has also highlighted what mistakes most people make in the kitchen, which are the pitfalls of most easy-on-the-surface recipes for many home cooks, and why people often think cooking is more complicated than it really is.

We designed each of the videos in our online course with one goal: to share our best, tried-and-true, non-fussy recipes so that you can easily replicate them at home, with perfect results every time. Our recipes are the distillation of 20 years of teaching thousands of students Italian cuisine, and the result of even more years of traveling across Italy in search of memorable food.

We want to empower you to cook delicious Italian meals at home as often as possible, with as little fuss as possible, and with a good understanding of why certain things work and why others don't. Italian food is inherently simple, and highlights good ingredients first and foremost. The recipes we share with you reflect this philosophy.

We deconstruct each recipe so you can easily replicate it at home. We give you the tools you need to cook confidently and try new dishes, because our recipes have been developed with cooks like you in mind and have been tested literally thousands of times.

And we delve into what makes Italian cooking so rich and interesting--its regional nature--by focusing much of our content on specialties from Italy's twenty diverse regions.

Pesto alla Genovese

Pesto alla Genovese is Liguria's most famous pasta sauce, made with the delicate basil leaves grown on the region's terraced hills. Pesto is most often tossed with fresh potato gnocchi or tiny twirled pasta strands called trofie, but a dollop stirred into minestrone or drizzled over cheese-filled focaccia is almost as commonplace and just as delicious. See the recipe for basil pesto here, taken from our video membership site. You can find the printable PDF version of the recipe here

Play the sample video lesson above by clicking on the PLAY button in the center. You can increase the video resolution by clicking on the cogwheel icon at the bottom right of the video and setting the quality at 720p

Panzanella: Tuscan Bread and Tomato Salad

Tuscany's olive oil is the most prized in Italy. Panzanella, a simple Tuscan bread and tomato salad, owes its rich flavor to olive oil, as you can see in this recipe from our video membership site. You can find the printable PDF version of the recipe here

Play the sample video lesson above by clicking on the PLAY button in the center. You can increase the video resolution by clicking on the cogwheel icon at the bottom right of the video and setting the quality at 720p

Broccoli Raab and Sausage Sauce

In this part of Italy, the food is gutsy and bold, and fresh pastas like orecchiette and cavatelli are often the stars of the meal. See a video recipe below of cavatelli with broccoli raab and sausage, taken from our video membership site. You can find the printable PDF version of the recipe here

Play the sample video lesson above by clicking on the PLAY button in the center. You can increase the video resolution by clicking on the cogwheel icon at the bottom right of the video and setting the quality at 720p

Veal Piccata with Lemons and Capers

Essential to the success of this dish is NOT using a non-stick pan. There is no way to build a deeply flavored sauce in a non-stick pan; you need some bits of meat and flour to stick to the pan so that when the pan is deglazed with the wine, there is some deliciousness to pick up. A stainless steel pan works well. Get the pan good and hot before searing the veal on both sides, and if needed, swirl in a touch of extra butter when building the sauce to ensure a balanced, rich taste in the final dish. Note that there is no chicken or veal stock in this recipe, which makes for a very light, clean tasting pan sauce.

You can cook chicken cutlets or thin fish fillets such as tilapia or sole in the same way to great effect; the cooking time will be similar. See the recipe here, taken from our video membership site. You can find the printable PDF version of the recipe here

Play the sample video lesson above by clicking on the PLAY button in the center. You can increase the video resolution by clicking on the cogwheel icon at the bottom right of the video and setting the quality at 720p

Piadina: An Italian Flatbread

Soft and floppy, with flavorful griddle marks, these piadine are made with olive oil rather than the more traditional lard; if the temperature on the skillet is just right, they puff up dramatically like a pita… quite an amazing sight! Piadine are perfect stuffed with savory cheeses and prosciutto, grilled vegetables, or shredded slow-cooked meats. See the recipe here, taken from our video membership site. You can find the printable PDF version of the recipe here

Play the sample video lesson above by clicking on the PLAY button in the center. You can increase the video resolution by clicking on the cogwheel icon at the bottom right of the video and setting the quality at 720p

Black Forest Tiramisu (aka Cherrymisu)

The inspiration for this spoon dessert is Germany's famed Black Forest Cake. Using store-bought ladyfingers instead of baking chocolate cake layers makes this a very doable dessert even in the heat of summer. The chocolate flavor is introduced via dark cocoa in the Mascarpone cream and a hefty dose of grated bittersweet chocolate. If you don't have Kirsch, a lovely cherry liqueur, you can use cherry vodka or even rum. See the recipe here, taken from our video membership site. You can find the printable PDF version of the recipe here

Play the sample video lesson above by clicking on the PLAY button in the center. You can increase the video resolution by clicking on the cogwheel icon at the bottom right of the video and setting the quality at 720p

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Videos included in Membership

Appetizers

  • Crispy Polenta Fries with Calabrese Chili Dip
  • Crispy Risotto Balls
  • Crostini with Roasted Beet Mousse, Mascarpone, and Pomegranate
  • Crostini with Roasted Peppers, Mascarpone, and Basil
  • Crostini with Smoked Salmon, Mascarpone, and Cucumber
  • Mushroom and Cheese Puff Pies
  • Whipped Cod with Garlic and Parsley
  • Zucchini Blossom Scrolls in Brick Pastry

Pasta Sauces

  • Abruzzese Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
  • Amatriciana (Tomato, Guanciale, and Onion Sauce)
  • Arugula, Roasted Tomatoes, and Double Ricotta Sauce
  • Broccoli and Toasted Bread Crumb Sauce
  • Broccoli Raab and Sausage Sauce
  • Burst Tomato and Spinach Sauce
  • Cacio e Pepe
  • Cheesy Pasta Gratin
  • Classic Carbonara
  • Chunky-Creamy Butternut Squash Sauce with Sage
  • Chunky Mascarpone, Walnut, and Basil Sauce
  • Creamy Mushroom Sauce
  • Garlicky Sausage and Chopped Raab Sauce
  • Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
  • Lemon-Laced Tomato and Basil Sauce
  • Pesto alla Genovese (Liguria)
  • Porcini and Shallot Cream Sauce
  • Radicchio and Mascarpone Sauce
  • Roasted Mushroom, Asparagus, and Goat Cheese Sauce
  • Roasted Pepper, Olive, Tomato Sauce
  • Sausage, Cherry Tomato, and Three Cheese Sauce
  • Shrimp and Peas in Saffron Cream Sauce
  • Summery Ramp and Almond Pesto
  • Toasted Saffron, Pea, and Cream Sauce
  • Tomato Cream Sauce with Artichokes and Peas
  • Tuna Puttanesca Sauce
  • Zucchini and Tomato Sauce with Summer Herbs
  • Wine-Laced Ragù

Pasta Dishes

  • Baked Pasta with Wilted Cabbage, Caramelized Onions, and Fontina
  • Beet Pasta Dough
  • Canederli (aka Bread Gnocchi)
  • Cavatelli
  • Chive-Scented Ricotta Gnocchi
  • Egg Pasta Dough
  • Farfalle (Bowties)
  • Foolproof Potato Gnocchi
  • Handmade Trofie
  • Light as Air Ricotta Gnocchi
  • Maccheroni alla Chitarra
  • Pinciarelli
  • Reginette
  • Spaetzle with Swiss Chard and Ricotta
  • Squash Gnocchi
  • Trenette
  • Trofie with Basil Pesto, Haricots Verts, and Potatoes
  • Whole Wheat Potato Gnocchi

Soup & Risotto

  • Red Wine and Onion Soup
  • Tuscan Kale, Cabbage, and Bean Soup
  • Crispy Pan-Fried Risotto
  • Red Wine and Roasted Beet Risotto
  • Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto
  • Roasted Shiitake Mushroom Risotto

Vegetables

  • Apple and Avocado Salad
  • Beet Greens Salad with Lemon Oil
  • Beet Stem Gratin
  • Braised Chickpeas with Spinach and Tomatoes
  • Broccoli, Cashew, and Cranberry Salad
  • Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
  • Cauliflower Gratin with Smoked Mozzarella
  • Fennel, Sweet Pepper, and Herb Salad
  • Hearts of Palm Salad
  • Pan-Seared Asparagus with Lemon Zest
  • Roasted Beets
  • Roasted Broccoli with Garlic and Chili
  • Roasted Butternut Squash with Sage
  • Roasted Eggplant Planks with Tomatoes
  • Roasted Eggplant, Zucchini, and Peppers
  • Roasted Fennel with Parmigiano
  • Roasted Green Tomatoes with Herbed Panko
  • Roasted Peppers
  • Roasted Tomatoes with Herbed Ricotta
  • Roasted String Beans with Sundried Tomatoes
  • Sautéed Spinach with Garlic and Hot Chili
  • Shaved Fennel, Walnut, and Parmigiano Salad
  • Smashed Red Baby Potatoes
  • Spicy Melon Salad with Basil
  • Panzanella Bread Salad
  • Watermelon, Feta, and Arugula Salad
  • Zucchini Stuffed with Crunchy Walnuts
  • Zucchini Stuffed with Herbed Ricotta Mousse

Meat, Fish, Eggs

  • Arctic Char Sicilian-Style
  • Braised Cannellini Beans with Sausage
  • Braised Chicken with Lemony Chickpeas
  • Branzino in Artichoke-Olive Sauce
  • Branzino in Crazy Water
  • Branzino with Sweet Pepper Stuffing
  • Broccoli Raab and Parmigiano Bread Pudding
  • Chicken Bundles with Cheese and Mushrooms
  • Chicken Cacciatora
  • Chicken Thighs in Balsamic-Honey Glaze
  • Crispy Skin Branzino
  • Drunken Chicken with Fennel
  • Fish in Parchment Paper
  • Ligurian-Style Chicken
  • Ricotta Gnocchi Puff
  • Shrimp, Tomato, and Olive Salad
  • Slow-Cooked Oxtail Roman-Style
  • ​Slow-Roasted Salmon over Fennel
  • Smoked Pork Chops with Apples
  • Veal Piccata with Lemon and Capers
  • Zucchini Blossom Bread Pudding
  • Wine-Poached Shrimp in Parsley Salsa Verde

Pizza & Flatbreads

  • Baked Cheesy Puff
  • Farinata (Chickpea Pancake)
  • Grilled Flatbread
  • Panfried Bread with Mascarpone
  • Piadina
  • Pizza Dough (Sourdough & Yeasted)
  • Tomato, Olive, and Rosemary Focaccia

Desserts

  • Almond-Vanilla Crescents
  • Amaretto-Chocolate Cheesecake
  • Amaretto and Chocolate Semifreddo
  • Apple and Almond Paste Puff Pie
  • Baked Vanilla-Scented Custard
  • Black Forest Tiramisu
  • Cannoli Cheesecake
  • Carrot Walnut Cake
  • Citrus Explosion Cheesecake
  • Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding
  • Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
  • Cinnamon Puff Cookies
  • Crushed Berry and Limoncello Mousse
  • Decadent Marzipan Cake
  • Double Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
  • Flourless Chocolate Almond Torte
  • Lemon-Scented Bread Pudding
  • Marsala-Poached Dried Fruit
  • Molten Chocolate Cake
  • Mom's Chocolate-Almond Macaroon Cake
  • Orange-Scented Chocolate Custard
  • Red Wine and Olive Oil Biscotti
  • Ricotta Chocolate Mousse
  • Spiced Fig and Walnut Biscotti
  • Sweet Anise Taralli
  • Tiramisu
  • Torta Putana
  • Vanilla Panna Cotta

Basic Techniques

  • Using a Pasta Machine
  • My Favorite Marinade for Chicken
  • Besciamella (Bechamel)
  • Using a Kitchen Scale
  • Mincing Garlic and Onions
  • Cubing Vegetables (Peppers, Eggplant, Zucchini)
  • Fennel: Trimming and Cutting
  • Chopping Fresh Herbs
  • Trimming Beet Roots and Stems
  • Skinning a Fish Filet
  • Why You Shouldn't Measure by Volume
  • Freezing Wine