One of the first signs of spring in Rhode Island is zeppole returning to bakery shelves. While the main day to eat zeppole is St. Joseph's Day, which falls on March 19, the cream-filled pastries start ...

Sicilian cannoli at Lucibello's Italian Pastry Shop in New Haven, Conn. Cannoli are pastries made from deep-fried pastry dough that is filled with a sweetened ricotta cream. A single pastry is known ...

Does anyone make better cookies, pastries and desserts overall than the Italians? We don't think so! And bread? Please. But here's the problem: Walk into a well-stocked Italian bakery and you're ...

This story was originally published in 2017. Does anyone make better cookies, pastries and desserts overall than the Italians? We don’t think so! And bread? Please. But here’s the problem: Walk into a ...