Grana Padano

You can bet that Ananas’ version gets tremendously more care, with the honey infused in-house with bird’s-eye chili, the vaunted pepperoni from Ezzo, chives for peppery freshness and Grana Padano joining the mozzarella.

It’s a thinner pizza with a distinctively “soft and fluffy” crust that’s been brushed with garlic butter and specked with Grana Padano cheese.

Sunday in the village of Romano di Lombardia after he and his son had checked earlier on a machine that rotates and cleans mold from the still-maturing wheels of Grana Padano cheese.

This isn't your traditional cacio e pepe — which typically calls for just pasta, grana padano, starchy pasta water and black pepper.

In this comforting, cozy salad, grated Grana Padano cheese gets melted over a bed of shaved and pan-roasted Brussels sprouts, artichoke hearts, Castelvetrano olives, and roasted red bell peppers.