Rich, peppery and simple, pasta alla gricia abounds in flavor. With just 5 ingredients, it highlights the key to Italian cooking: great ingredients and precise technique.

Adding roasty, umami-rich depth, Jerusalem artichokes are the star of the show in this bucatini pasta recipe. With punchy Italian Nepitella and earthy Oregano Flowers thrown into the mix, this is a simple pasta recipe you'll want to keep in your back pocket for your weeknight rotation.

Combining cuttlefish ink rigatoni pasta with umami miso paste and tangy lemon, this savory and striking black pasta recipe is ready in under 20 minutes.

It's artichoke season in Italy, which means that the streets of Rome are filled with the heavenly smell of fried, sauted and raw artichoke. Tossed into a fresh and vevlety sweet pepper pesto, artichoke is the heart of this delicious penne dish.