Advent Calendar Day 7: Parmigiano Reggiano with Massimo Bottura

For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day.  See list of all days. 

Day 7: Three Michelin-star chef Massimo Bottura takes Kathy on a series of culinary adventures in and around Modena including a visit to Caseificio Rosola in the hills outside Modena to taste some of his favorite Parmigiano Reggiano in all of the land. This is one of Bottura’s prized ingredients and a specialty of Italy’s Food Valley.

Enjoy more adventures with Chef Massimo Bottura in the first Modena episode of our Dream of Italy TV series.

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