Assembling a list of 99 essential Italian-American foods may be a fool’s errand, but we did it anyway, and after much delicious debate. (“How can you leave off rigatoni!?”) We also had tough ...

USA TODAY Network food journalists from across the country pooled their expertise to select 44 USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year, which include the places they know, love and recommend.

In more modern times, restaurants like Valentino, Peppone, and Angelini Osteria introduced more upscale Italian food with chefs at the forefront. Today, the city’s approach to Italian food ...