This dish delivers the festive drama of the flip and makes a gorgeous vegetarian centerpiece for the holidays.

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You can’t get much more comforting than polenta. Rich and creamy, it makes a perfect side or simple main. And while the stove-top method is classic, there’s an even easier route if you cook the ...

Sometimes, it’s easy to predict the dishes that will achieve cult status on restaurant menus. They can be flashy, engineered around ingredients that have themselves achieved cult status — marrow bones ...

Meatballs are a tradition in chef Nick Stefanelli’s Italian family. On Sundays, his father made “Sunday gravy”—meatballs and sausages cooked in tomato sauce—or his aunts concocted their own recipes.

You will love this Italian cornmeal even more after grilling it and topping it with eggs and hollandaise sauce. When you love cornmeal, you also love polenta, the ...

This highly flavorful steak is versatile enough to work for family-style dining, as well as a party-worthy appetizer. It all comes down to the polenta. The dish starts by marinating thinly sliced ...

Our readers call these braised beef dishes amazing, delicious, and fantastic in rave reviews. Ashley Day is Food & Wine's associate editorial director. She's edited and directed food and travel ...

CREAMY POLENTA, succulent meatballs, a splash of Parmesan broth. A no-brainer dish, comforting, indulgent. Who could say no? Look closer at the recipe, the first Slow Food Fast contribution from ...