Pamela Vachon is a full-time freelance writer who covers food and drinks. She is a certified sommelier, former fine dining captain and bartender, and culinary school graduate. Although it’s often ...

“We cook and eat a lot of pasta, but I bet you don't know all there is to know about it,” Culinary Producer Nicole McLaughlin says in a new video. “I've got surprising ways to boil and strain your ...

Pasta is a delicious and versatile food popular all over the world for good reason. Whether you're making your own pasta from scratch at home or you're picking up noodles from the store, you can whip ...

Why is a plate of pasta generally so much better in Italy? There are a lot of reasons, but let’s start with the most basic. They made the rules for how to cook and serve the pasta, and chefs ...

When chef Carla Lalli Music recently made pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe for dinner, it came out too salty. Her error? She used oversalted pasta water to finish her sauce. “Sometimes it’s better ...

You can't beat a pasta dish when you need to toss together a quick dinner. Dried pasta is the ultimate got-to-have pantry staple. It's ideal because most dried pastas can be ready to eat in less than ...

For pasta dishes, 30 minutes can be a tough ask—unless you use a lot of store-bought shortcuts, which I am not opposed to. However, some nights, jarred pasta sauce just doesn't cut it for the flavor I ...