Editing Italian Americans (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{Main|Italian-American cuisine}}

Italian Americans have had a great influence on the eating habits of America. Italian American TV personalities, such as [[Mario Batali]], [[Giada DeLaurentiis]], [[Rachael Ray]], [[Lidia Bastianich]], and [[Guy Fieri]] have hosted popular cooking shows featuring Italian cuisine.

While heavily influenced by [[Italian cuisine]], especially the [[Neapolitan cuisine|Neapolitan]] and [[Sicilian cuisine|Sicilian]] cuisine of the Southern Italian immigrants to the United States, Italian American cuisine differs in several respects. The greater availability of meat in quantity led to new staples such as [[spaghetti and meatballs]], while [[pizza]] evolved regionally into styles as diverse as [[Chicago-style pizza|Chicago-style deep dish]] and [[New York-style pizza|New York thin crust]].