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Bottarga is pressed fish roe which when grated adds an intense, salty flavor to a simple pasta.

Simple, made from the pantry, and full of briny flavor.

The granddaddy of New York City supermarkets. Huge selection, great prices, and oh, those crowds....

Pre-roasting the tomatoes intensifies the flavors. Garlic, anchovies, and red pepper add spice.

Tiny orzo are toasted in brown butter before cooking in chicken stock and finishing with Parmesan.

An easy, quick and year-round weeknight dinner made with frozen artichoke hearts..

An easy weekday dinner that's a variation on the classic Greek baked orzo.

Satisfying, good for us, inexpensive, and easy and versatile to cook, and best of all, it has fabulous flavor

An alternative to traditional bread stuffing, made with sausage, sage and wild rice.

This little rice-shaped pasta is a versatile pantry staple.

A perfect pantry meal for city cooks.

Summer's best tomatoes left uncooked make a fresh and full-flavored sauce for your favorite pasta. Serve at room temperature.

Easy weeknight pasta that makes great uses of wilted greens, cooked in the time to boil the pasta.

A New York institution, Zabar's has evolved from being a deli to a full-service market.

A top quality national grocery chain with a growing commitment to local farmers and competitive prices.

A simple and classic risotto, finished with sweet peas, either fresh from the garden or from the freezer.

The award-winning author of Microwave Gourmet shares a simple version of her perfect method for making risotto in a microwave oven.

Spaghetti is coated with a pesto of fresh asparagus and the aromatic flavor of garlic scapes.

A perfect partner to roast leg of lamb. Or take to work for lunch.

This classic risotto can be made with either fresh, canned or frozen artichoke hearts.

Satisfying and easy, and made entirely from the pantry.

Quick to cook, a healthy high-protein grain, and a mild and nutty companion to just-made or leftover vegetables.

A classic risotto fragrant with lemon rind and rich with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

A classic pasta made with fresh clams, garlic and a bit of heat.

A LIC pasta shop that makes both traditional and innovative products and much more than ravioli.

One of New York's best Italian markets, and at wholesale prices. In Borough Park.

Bensonhurst pasta producers with excellent ravioli.

Since 1906 Raffetto's has been making tender and flavorful fresh pastas.

Fresh red radishes cook to mellow tenderness in a classic risotto.

A small, toasted pasta that is a flavorful specialty from Sardinia served warm or in salads.

All-Italian grocery, food hall, and restaurant. Big, audacious and abbondanza!

Rigatoni tossed with caramelized zucchini and grated Parmesan cheese.

A fragrant and simple-to-make side dish for fish.

Faintly sweet, satisfying and colorful, this couscous salad comes from the kitchen of a great New Orleans home cook. A perfect hot weather recipe.

Our own local spice market and a NYC treasure.

A cracked wheat, parsley and chopped vegetable salad. Big flavor and very satisfying.

An easy and rich pasta dish that combines fresh pasta with a creamy sheep's milk cheese sauce.

Use a variety of fresh mushrooms for added flavor.

From The Silver Spoon Pasta, a way to cook pasta as if it were risotto.

From The Silver Spoon Pasta, a much-loved Italian classic spicy tomato sauce.

The publishers of The Silver Spoon bring us a new and comprehensive guide to cooking all types of pastas.

What many consider to be the best Italian market in New York.

A family store selling fresh pasta and a small selection of Italian grocery items.

From The Southern Italian Table, by Arthur Schwartz.

Full-service market with good selections in produce, cheese, bread and bakery, meats and grocery items.

New York's leading on-line grocer.

A great make-ahead side dish that is wonderful with lamb or poultry. Toasting the barley gives it a nutty taste and the onion almost disappears. But it's not quick to make: like many grains it takes about an hour to cook.

Family-run pasta producer and merchant in Williamsburg.

Neighborhood market in Williamsburg that features prime meats, prepared foods and Italian grocery items.

A splendid natural foods supermarket in Manhattan's Columbus Circle neighborhood.

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