Italy: all things food and wine-related
A couple of nights ago I caught the first episode of a new show on the Food Network featuring Bobby Flay and Giada de Laurentis on a food and wine journey through Italy. Hot on the heels of the success of the series featuring Stanley Tucci, it begs the question: has Italy become the epicenter of all the pent-up longing for the food and wine associated with travel that we've experienced during the pandemic?
I've never heard or read more about Italian food than over the last couple o
Gambero Rosso's best trattorias and restaurants in Italy for 2024
The Gambero Rosso magazine is the Michelin Guide or Bon Appetit of Italy. Every year it rates and issues awards to all sorts of eating establishments from fine dining to wine bars. The awards are ranked from one to three, with three being the best. For 2024 it awarded "Tre Gamberi" (Three shrimp) to 36 trattorias and "Tre Forchette" (Three forks) to 47 fine dining restaurants.
The Tre Gamberi winners for Rome ar
