A popular Sicilian street food. Not only are these chickpea-based fritters delicious, they're also vegan.

Aubergine caponata - This Italian classic is full of flavor, rich aubergine, olives and capers.

Sweet pastry base with lemon and vanilla custard filling. Topped off with a thin layer of pastry and crunchy pine nut.

This simple gnocchi is served with plump mussels and clams, plus a smattering of broccoli rabe. A comforting dish.

This punchy Mediterranean seafood combination, juxtaposing shimmering red mullet with tender white rings of squid.

Beautiful prawns in a rich tomato sauce, flavored with garlic and parsley, shows off simple Venetian cooking at its best.

This gorgeous dessert recipe by Andrea Sarri draws on the classic combination of chocolate and orange.

The Ultimate Comfort Recipe. Antonio Carluccio presents an opulent timballo dish: A Macaroni Pie.

Nina Parker's Caprese salad is served with a punchy anchovy dressing, giving this classic mozzarella, basil & tomato salad.

A warming bowl of minestrone is always a cheery sight on a cold night.

This classic spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino recipe is the ultimate Italian fast food

This delicious dessert from Marianna Vitale combines classic Italian meringue with semi freddo and almonds

This elegant, easy bread chips recipe by Matteo Metullio showcases two celebrated Italian ingredients: country Malga butter and speck

Antonia Klugmann's soft polenta recipe is flavored – and coloured – with sclopit, an aromatic herb of the silene family.

Gennaro Esposito adds new flavor dimensions to the traditional Italian pasta with a walnut pesto & fried morsels of scabbardfish.

Francesco Sposito's squid tagliatella recipe uses minimal ingredients to show off the essence of the squid.

This stunning vegan dish is comprised of aubergine wrapped in tomato 'petals', tamari-roasted tofu and a variety of colorful sauces.