Sasha Marx is the Editorial Director of ChefSteps.com. He is a chef, writer, and editor, and he previously worked at the Michelin-starred and James Beard Award–winning restaurant Parachute in Chicago, as well as at Serious Eats and America’s Test Kitchen.

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Carbonara barely needs an introduction: It’s a <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/make-ahead-bacon-egg-and-cheese">bacon-egg-and-cheese</a> in pasta form, only better.Just like the other “core four” Roman pastas, carbonara is a simple dish that you can make or break with technique. We give the eggs and cheese the zabaglione treatment to guarantee a silky-smooth sauce that won’t ever break on you.

Classic Carbonara