Photo courtesy of Lilia
Sure, pasta isn’t the most challenging meal to make yourself at home -- but sometimes, you just want to leave it to the professionals. We get it!
Hey, even some of our favorite chefs and foodies turn to each other for their go-to Italian meal.
Check out their favorite Italian restaurants in America below!
Emeril Lagasse: Babbo, New York, NY
Marc Murphy: Barbuto, New York, NY
Kelsey Nixon: Carbone, New York, NY
Curtis Stone: Cosa Buona, Los Angeles, CA
Anne Burrell and Alex Guarnaschelli: Emilio's Ballato, New York, NY
Melissa Clark: Hearth, New York, NY
Sunny Anderson: Il Corallo, New York, NY
Daniel Holzman and Gail Simmons: Lilia, Brooklyn, NY
Mike Solomonov: Lupa, New York, NY
Jason Smith: Madeo, Los Angeles, CA
Floyd Cardoz and Chris Kimball: Maialino, New York, NY
Andrew Zimmern and Josh Capon: Marea, New York, NY
Stephanie Izard: Monteverde, Chicago, IL
Geno Vento: Patsy's Pizza, New York, NY
Michael Chernow: Peasant, New York, NY
Jet Tila: Rossoblu, Los Angeles, CA
Richard Blais: Scopa, Los Angeles, CA
Fabio Viviani: Siena Tavern, Chicago, IL
Graham Elliot: Spiaggia, Chicago, IL
The Pizza Cousins: Trattoria L'Incontro, New York, NY
Duff Goldman: Union Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA
Hugh Mangum: Vetri, Philadelphia, PA
Rachael Ray: Via Carota, New York, NY
Jeff Mauro: Vito's Old Italian, Elmwood Park, IL