Whether you have a craving for a creamy rissotto, chicken in a savory wine sauce or just a hearty plate of spaghetti and meatballs, you are sure to be able to satisfy your urge at one of Northeast Ohio’s Italian eateries.

It’s difficult to grasp these days, but indulging in a large bowl of pasta was once considered “slumming” in this country, associated with the influx of Italian immigrants to America’s cities in the late 19th Century.