American-born Anita Iaconangelo has lived in Italy for several decades, running walking and culinary tours for her business, Italian Connection. She takes visitors to Sicily, where she lives, ...

What you need to know. — -- Behind the expensive price tag of a bottle of Italian extra-virgin olive oil are the effort, labor costs, and production that goes into it. Extra-virgin olive oil has ...

ROME (AP) — From specialty shops in Rome to supermarkets around the world, lovers of Italian olive oil are in for some sticker shock this year, with prices due to jump by as much as 20 percent. The ...

olive oil and green olives in a dish next to an olive oil bottle - Diana Vyshniakova / 500px/Getty Images For some reason, we tend to think of the Mediterranean — Italy, Greece, and Spain — when ...

A historic drought in Italy could endanger 30% of the country’s agricultural production, agriculture minister Stefano Patuanelli warned lawmakers Wednesday, threatening output of staples like olive ...

A 27% jump in the price of olive oil is prolonging the cost-of-living shock on Italian families already reeling from lasting increases in the cooking staples that make up Bloomberg’s Pizza Margherita ...

Chef Stefano Secchi of Rezdôra restaurant in New York City is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to share a few of his favorite traditional Italian recipes. He shows us how to make tagliatelle with meaty ...