Vincenzo's Plate: Italian food, myth-busted
Vincenzo of Vincenzo's Plate explains how Italians actually cook — which pasta to buy, why they skip jarred sauce, and why every home has a moka pot.
What it is
This is the TikTok of Vincenzo, the Italian cook behind Vincenzo's Plate, who bills himself as the FoodFather of Italian cooking. His website hosts the recipes, and in February 2026 he unveiled his cookbook, Authentic Italian, which he says took four years of work. On camera he's all accent, hand gestures and strong opinions — in the best way.
Why we picked it
It's a food account that teaches rather than just shows. Recent videos explain why the pasta sauce aisle in Italy is so small (Italians start from passata, peeled or fresh tomatoes and build the sauce themselves), rank well-known pasta brands by bite, texture and how they hold sauce, and put six gluten-free pastas to the test with nothing but olive oil — "no sauce to hide behind." There's a southern Italian pasta with roasted red peppers and no tomato or cream, a Florentine chef's family take on vongole, and a love letter to the moka pot as a morning ritual.
The tier lists are playful, but you'll look at the supermarket shelf differently afterwards. Expect the comments to get heated — this is Italian food, after all.
Where to start
- Why Italians rarely buy jarred pasta sauce.
- The pasta brand ranking, D tier to S tier.
- The roasted red pepper pasta from southern Italy.
- The moka pot video, on how Italians make coffee at home.
Who it's for
Home cooks who make pasta every week and want to do it better. Travellers heading to Italy who want to know what to order and what to bring home. Anyone who enjoys a good-natured food argument.
Quick answers
Who is Vincenzo? An Italian cook, creator of Vincenzo's Plate and author of the cookbook Authentic Italian.
Is it just recipes? No — lots of product rankings, explainers and stories about how Italians eat.
How often does he post? Several times a week in September 2026.
