Giada De Laurentiis shows us how to make good, old-fashioned Italian pasta from scratch. Then, she tops it off with three homemade pasta dish recipes; Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna, Roasted Tomato Soup with Halibut and Fresh Pasta, Fresh Fettuccine with Figs, Prosciutto and Goat Cheese.
Mary Berg and her husband share their new tradition of at-home date night, born from quarantine-life cravings for Italian-American chain restaurants. Mary recreates the checkered tablecloth magic with Classic Italian Restaurant Salad dripping with homemade Italian dressing and deliciously Stuffed Banana Peppers filled with beef and sausage, topped with herby tomato passata sauce. For a fuss-free, make-ahead dessert, Mary's simplified Tiramisu has thick layers of mascarpone cream with coffee and booze-soaked ladyfingers. And don't forget the pasta! Mary's rich and creamy Fettucine Alfredo loaded with shrimp will have you singing "that's amore!"
The Kitchen's epic, starch-filled menu leaves no carb behind! Jeff Mauro packs starch on starch on starch with his Beer Cheese Soup in a Bread Bowl with Kielbasa "Croutons." Sunny Anderson whips up a Pierogi Pizza, and then Alex Guarnaschelli brings the sweetness with her Sticky Rice with Mango. Geoffrey Zakarian takes everyone back to school with his Hash Brown 101 course and makes a Crispy Hash Brown with Creme Fraiche and Smoked Salmon. Katie Lee Biegel takes things to the next level with her Fettuccine Alfredo Pie, and the hosts take a fun Pasta Personality Test to determine their "inner pasta shape."