Many Italian Americans celebrate Christmas Eve with a big family feast teeming with savory seafood stews, chilled shellfish, rich pastas and gorgeous baked fish. The multi-course meal from il mare is ...

Every year around this time, we receive dozens of emails from our readers who are looking for ideas of what to serve on Christmas Eve. This week, we take our inspiration from the Italian tradition of ...

Dinnertime, for an Italian family, is sacred. It’s an opportunity to gather around the table, share a meal, drink some good wine and engage in great conversation. The spread on Christmas Eve ...

For a holiday so widely celebrated, the traditions surrounding Christmas are as unique as the ornaments that decorate your tree. From decor, songs, stories and gifts, Christmas looks a little bit ...

When it comes to cooking fabulous food, Italians know a thing or two. And when it comes to cooking for Christmas festivities, it's impossible to go wrong with Italian cuisine. Many Italian American ...

The holiday season is all about bringing loved ones together and celebrating the gift of life — and Italian-Americans have a very niche way of doing just that. Enter the seven fishes: the tradition ...

Italian cooking certainly isn't the first cuisine that comes to mind when you think of fish sauce. For the worldly cooks and eaters out there, your first thought is probably of Thai and Vietnamese ...

Tracey Prioleau and her family shop for Christmas fish at Marcos in the Italian Market. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Tracey Prioleau (right) and her family shop for Christmas fish at Marcos in the Italian ...

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This Nov. 8, 2017 photo provided by The Culinary Institute of America shows a seven fishes sauce served over pasta in Hyde Park, N.Y. This dish is from a recipe by the CIA. (Credit: Phil Mansfield/The ...

Classic Italian Christmas Eve means fish, fish and more fish By Culinary Institute of America Dec. 19, 2017 CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Seafood became traditional on Christmas Eve because custom ...