Morgan Hines

My grandmother spent much of her life preparing for a trip she never took. She talked about returning to the old country as though Sicily were a place she had visited rather than one she had never seen. One of 13 children, she saved money for the trip and... See more

In Italian, food is rarely just food. It organizes time, relationships, and expectations. This column explores Italian sayings and proverbs as ways of thinking shaped at the table. These expressions preserve that knowledge in compact form. Read literally,... See more

'Come as you are and come hungry.' For Mo Pittle, eating out is about comfort, community and a good time. Mo is the owner of Panciuto, the recently opened Italian American restaurant in Austin's Hyde Park neighborhood. With black-and-white checkered floor... See more

Every fall, America loses its mind over pumpkin spice (I admit, I do too), while Italy has been doing autumn squash better for centuries. Zucca is everywhere in Italian fall cooking: roasted with rosemary, folded into risotto, blended into silky pasta sau... See more

Everyone comes to Verona for the balcony. Fair enough — it's a good balcony. But a few days here and you start to notice the city has been quietly getting on with its own life for centuries, mostly without asking Shakespeare's permission. There's a wine b... See more