She was a towering figure on the culinary front for more than 40 years, turning the art of French cooking into prime-time television entertainment.

Serva stone-mills wheat from Barton Springs Mill, blends it with imported Italian flours, and builds the dough with a sourdough starter gifted by friends at Pelican Bread in Point Arena, California.

Chef and restaurateur Cesare Casella breaks down Italian cuisine scenes from movies and TV based on realism. Casella discusses the accuracy of the meatballs from "The Godfather," pasta sauce and thin ...